Ellen Spencer Mussey
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Ellen Spencer Mussey was an American lawyer, educator, and pioneering advocate for women's legal education who co-founded one of the first law schools to admit women on an equal basis with men.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ellen Spencer Mussey canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
educator
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human ⓘ women's rights activist ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
admission of women to bar associations
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equal legal education opportunities for women ⓘ |
| coFounded | Washington College of Law in 1898 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | Washington College of Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounderWith | Emma Gillett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1850-05-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1936-04-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | home study in law ⓘ |
| employer | Washington College of Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Progressive Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Mussey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
law
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legal education ⓘ women's rights ⓘ |
| fullName | Ellen Spencer Mussey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Ellen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonor | recognized as an early woman legal educator in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for women's admission to the legal profession
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leadership in women's bar organizations ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | admitted to the bar in the District of Columbia ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Bar Association
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District of Columbia Bar NERFINISHED ⓘ National Association of Women Lawyers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | women's rights movement ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-founding one of the first law schools to admit women on an equal basis with men
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pioneering women's legal education ⓘ |
| notableStudent | early women law students at Washington College of Law ⓘ |
| occupation |
educator
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lawyer ⓘ legal scholar ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Geneva, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| positionHeld | dean of Washington College of Law ⓘ |
| residence |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Reuben D. Mussey Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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