Karcher, Nettie Elizabeth
1892 - 1969

Details
Born: 3/15/1892 in Burlington, Wisconsin
Died: 3/1969
Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
Professional Facts

Regions and States of Practice:
WI, Midwest
Legal Education:
University of Wisconsin Law School, 1915
Positions During Her Career:
Director, Frank Holton & Co., Burlington National Bank
Private practitioner in Racine County (1915-1969)
Firsts:
Woman attorney in Racine County (1915)
Woman attorney to appear in the Justice Court at Lake Geneva to plead for a male client (1919)


Further Research Materials

References:
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.
Laura Miller Derry, Digest of Women Lawyers and Judges. Lousville, Kentucky: Dunne Press (1949)

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