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 LawEstates and Trusts
Profession:
Criminal LawEstates 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 stateAlong 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)
C. Sleeth, First Women Lawyers in the United States, Bar Association (July 18, 1997)
Student Papers:
Mildred Robinson Hermann: Queen Mother of the Alaskan Statehood
Boraas, Kristin
Boraas, Kristin