Gerhardt, Rosa
1898 - 1975

Details
Born: 3/29/1898 in Selma, Alabama
Died: 1/1975
Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
Professional Facts

Regions and States of Practice:
AL, South
Legal Education:
Samford University Cumberland School of Law, 1930
Positions During Her Career:
Legal secretary for the Mobile lawyer, Gregory L. Smith (1919?-1928?)
President of the Mobile Business and Professional Women's Club (1941)
Federal court reporter (1945-1965)
President of the Mobile Bar Association (1947-1948)
Attorney in Mobile
Firsts:
Woman lawyer in Alabama to be elected President of the Mobile Bar Association
Accomplishments:
Honored for her contributions to local jurisprudence by both the presiding federal judge and the Mobile Bar Association


Further Research Materials

References:
Rosa Gerhardt (1898-1975)
Rosa Gerhardt (1898-1975), Alabama Women's Hall of Fame (2000), available at: http://www.awhf.org/gerhardt.html
Laura Miller Derry, Digest of Women Lawyers and Judges. Lousville, Kentucky: Dunne Press (1949)