Hermann, Mildred Robinson
1891 - 1964

Details
Alias: Mildred Robinson
Born: 2/28/1891 in Brookfield, Indiana
Died: 3/16/1964
Professional Facts

Practice Area:
Criminal Law
Estates and Trusts
Profession:
Criminal Law
Estates and Trusts
Regions and States of Practice:
AK, West
Legal Education:
LaSalle Extension University
Positions During Her Career:
Defense attorney in Alaska (1934-1942, 1959-1964)
President of the Alaskan Federation of Women's Clubs
Office of Price Administration (OPA) Territorial Administrator (1942-1947)
Secretary of the Alaska Statehood Committee (1949)
Wrote for the Anchorage Times (1959-1964)
Firsts:
Practicing woman lawyer in Alaska (1934)
Woman lawyer in Juneau (1934)
Vice President for the Alaska Tuberculosis Society
Accomplishments:
Important part of the Constitutional Convention in Alaska, which drafted the Constitution even before Alaska became a state
Along with others, helped Alaska achieve statehood (1959)


Further Research Materials

References:
First Women Lawyers in the United States
C. Sleeth, First Women Lawyers in the United States, Bar Association (July 18, 1997)

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