Emma Gillett
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Emma Gillett was an American lawyer and pioneering advocate for women's legal education who co-founded what became the Washington College of Law.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Emma Gillett canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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legal educator ⓘ women's rights activist ⓘ |
| activeIn |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
women's access to professional education
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women's admission to the legal profession ⓘ |
| associatedWith | American University (through Washington College of Law affiliation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounded | Washington College of Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounderWith | Ellen Spencer Mussey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Howard University
NERFINISHED
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Howard University School of Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Washington College of Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
law
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legal education ⓘ women's rights ⓘ |
| foundedFor | providing legal education to women ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree | law degree ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| influenced | expansion of opportunities for women in law in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for women's legal education
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co-founding the Washington College of Law ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | admitted to the bar in the District of Columbia ⓘ |
| memberOf |
District of Columbia Bar
NERFINISHED
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National American Woman Suffrage Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
women's rights movement
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women's suffrage movement ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
helped create one of the first law schools to admit women on an equal basis with men
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helped establish the first law school founded by women ⓘ |
| notableRole | co-dean of Washington College of Law ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of a law school open to women ⓘ |
| occupation |
educator
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lawyer ⓘ suffragist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| residence | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| workLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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