Boetticher, Helene Ruth Zogg
1920 -

Details
Alias: Helene Ruth Zogg
Born: 3/26/1920 in Syracuse, New York
Professional Facts

Profession:
Labor
Regions and States of Practice:
IL, Midwest
IN, Midwest
WI, Midwest
Legal Education:
University of Wisconsin Law School, 1943
Other Education:
B.A., University of Wisconsin (1941)
Positions During Her Career:
Attorney with Bitker & Puchner (1943-1944)
Private practitioner in Milwaukee (1946-)
President of the Junior Bar in Wisconsin
Worked in the National Labor Relation Board regional office (1951)
Worked for the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (1972-1977)
Counsel for Litigation in the Department of Labor (1977-1995)
Firsts:
Possibly, first woman elected a bar president in Wisconsin
Woman to be on the executive board or officer of the Junior Association of the Milwaukee bar


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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