Rossi, Kate Kane
1854 - 1928
Details
Alias: Kate Kane Rossi
Born: 1854 in West Virginia
Died: 11/21/1928
Professional Facts
Practice Area:
Criminal Law
Profession:
Criminal Law
Regions and States of Practice:
IL, MidwestMI, Midwest
WI, Midwest
Legal Education:
University of Michigan Law School, 1877
Positions During Her Career:
Private practitioner in Milwaukee (1878-1883)Private practitioner in Chicago (1884-1920?)
Firsts:
Woman lawyer in Milwaukee (1879)
Further Research Materials
References:
15 Years of Advocacy for Women
Lisa Small, 15 Years of Advocacy for Women: Women and the Law Time Line, 1619-1998. Women's Law and Public Policy Fellowship Program on its 15th Anniversary, 1998.
Lisa Small, 15 Years of Advocacy for Women: Women and the Law Time Line, 1619-1998. Women's Law and Public Policy Fellowship Program on its 15th Anniversary, 1998.
A Timeline of Women's Legal History in the United States
Professor Cunnea and Lisa Small, A Timeline of Women's Legal History in the United States. March 8, 1998.
Professor Cunnea and Lisa Small, A Timeline of Women's Legal History in the United States. March 8, 1998.
Making History: Lelia Robinson's Index to American Women Lawyers
Barbara Allen Babcock, Making History: Lelia Robinson's Index to American Women Lawyers. Stanford Law School (July 1998)
Barbara Allen Babcock, Making History: Lelia Robinson's Index to American Women Lawyers. Stanford Law School (July 1998)
All the Allies of Each: Lelia Robinson's Portrait of Early Women Lawyers in America
Julia Steele, All the Allies of Each: Lelia Robinson's Portrait of Early Women Lawyers in America, 1998
Julia Steele, All the Allies of Each: Lelia Robinson's Portrait of Early Women Lawyers in America, 1998
Pioneers in the Law: The First 150 Women. State Bar of Wisconsin (1998), Describes the hardships and recognizes the efforts of the first 150 women lawyers admitted to the State Bar of Wisconsin, 1879-1943.
Curriculum Vitae (Feminae): Biography and Early American Women Lawyers
Carol Sanger, Curriculum Vitae (Feminae): Biography and Early American Women Lawyers, 46 Stanford Law Review 1245 (1994)
Carol Sanger, Curriculum Vitae (Feminae): Biography and Early American Women Lawyers, 46 Stanford Law Review 1245 (1994)
Women at the Bar, Vol. 1 No. 8
Women at the Bar, 1 (8) The Law Student's Helper 202 (August 1893)
Women at the Bar, 1 (8) The Law Student's Helper 202 (August 1893)
Women at the Bar, Vol. 1 No. 10
Women at the Bar, 1 (10) The Law Student's Helper 303 (October 1893)
Women at the Bar, 1 (10) The Law Student's Helper 303 (October 1893)
Can Women Practice Law?
Can Women Practice Law? 1 (5) The Law Student's Helper 102 (May 1893)
Can Women Practice Law? 1 (5) The Law Student's Helper 102 (May 1893)
Women at the Bar, Vol. 1 No. 12
Women at the Bar, 1 (12) The Law Student's Helper 339 (December, 1893)
Women at the Bar, 1 (12) The Law Student's Helper 339 (December, 1893)
Miss Kate Kane
Miss Kate Kane, 1 (5) Women at the Bar 104 (May 1893)
Miss Kate Kane, 1 (5) Women at the Bar 104 (May 1893)
Women Lawyers in the United States
Lelia J. Robinson, Women Lawyers in the United States, 2 The Green Bag 10 (1890)
Lelia J. Robinson, Women Lawyers in the United States, 2 The Green Bag 10 (1890)
Personal Intelligence, The Atlanta Constitution, January 26, 1884
Women in the Law: Their Past, Present, and Future
Edith Prouty, Women in the Law: Their Past, Present, and Future, The Woman's Journal (April 22, 1876)
Edith Prouty, Women in the Law: Their Past, Present, and Future, The Woman's Journal (April 22, 1876)
Links:
Student Papers:
Types of Practices and Cases Pursued by Women Lawyers
Erickson, Mary, 1988
Erickson, Mary, 1988
The Life of Lavinia Goodell: Wisconsin's First Woman Lawyer
Derichsweiler, Teresa M., 1997
Derichsweiler, Teresa M., 1997
Potential Paper Topics:
Research into her work to put women on juriesAn analysis of the work she did in order to have matrons appointed for Chicago's police station.