Belle Babb Mansfield
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Belle Babb Mansfield was the first woman admitted to the legal profession in the United States, becoming a pioneering female lawyer and advocate for women's rights in the 19th century.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lawyer
ⓘ
person ⓘ pioneer of women in law ⓘ women's rights activist ⓘ |
| admissionYear | 1869 ⓘ |
| admittedToPractice | Iowa bar ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
equal access of women to the legal profession
ⓘ
women's suffrage ⓘ |
| barExamLocation | Mount Pleasant, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Belle Aurelia Babb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1846-05-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1911-08-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Iowa Wesleyan University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Mansfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
education
ⓘ
law ⓘ women's rights ⓘ |
| givenName | Belle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | American ⓘ |
| honouredIn | Belle Babb Mansfield Award for Gender Justice in Legal Education NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalMilestone | first woman admitted to practice law in the United States ⓘ |
| movement | women's suffrage movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy for women's rights
ⓘ
challenging restrictions on women taking the bar exam ⓘ first woman admitted to the legal profession in the United States ⓘ |
| occupation |
college administrator
ⓘ
educator ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| parent |
Amos Babb
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mary Babb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Burlington, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Aurora, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
dean of the School of Art at DePauw University
ⓘ
faculty member at DePauw University ⓘ teacher at Iowa Wesleyan University ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| residence |
Greencastle, Indiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Pleasant, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sibling | Washington Irving Babb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | John Melvin Mansfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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