Kate Stoneman Becomes First Woman Lawyer In New York State.

Kate Stoneman, faculty member, passes the NYS bar exam, but is denied admission to the NYS Bar by the NYS Court of Appeals. Stoneman & her allies successfully petition the NYS Legislature & Governor to pass a law admitting women to the NYS Bar. Stoneman becomes NYS first woman lawyer, continues to teach at Normal School while practicing law.

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Geoffrey P. Williams & Carole Novick, “A Woman Who Wouldn't Take No For An Answer” Albany Law School Magazine, Spring 1992, pp. 16-19.