Barkaloo, Lemma
1848 - 1870

Details
Born: 1848
Died: 9/1870
Ethnicity: African American/Black
Professional Facts

Regions and States of Practice:
MO, Midwest
Legal Education:
Washington University in St. Louis Law School
Firsts:
One of the first two women admitted to law school in the nation (1869)
Woman to try a case in court (1870)


Further Research Materials

References:
Catherine Aman, Centuries of Change, Women in the Law, The American Lawyer, March 1999, pp.57-60
Catherine Aman, Enter the Ladies, Women in the Law, The American Lawyer, March 1999, pp.110-112
Smith, J. Clay (John Clay), Emancipation : The Making of the Black Lawyer, 1844-1944. Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press (1993)
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.
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.
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)
The Founding of the Washington College of Law: The First Law School Established by Women for Women
Mary L. Clark, The Founding of the Washington College of Law: The First Law School Established by Women for Women, 47 American University Law Review 613 (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
First Women Lawyers in the United States
C. Sleeth, First Women Lawyers in the United States, Bar Association (July 18, 1997)
Dawn Bradley Berry, The 50 Most Influential Women in American Law. Los Angeles: Contemporary Books (1996).
Lemma Barkaloo, 3 (3) The American Magazine 152
Angels and Amazons: A Hundred Years Of American Women
Inez Haynes Irwin Gillmore, Angels And Amazons: A Hundred Years Of American Women. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Doran & Company (1933).
Admission of Women to the Bar
Catharine V. Waite, Admission of Women to the Bar, 1 Chicago Law Times (1887)

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