Top of page
Posted by: Jennifer González
This blog article explores the lives of women in the prohibition era, during which some women became public drinkers, bootleggers, and Prohibition agents for the first time.
Posted in: Collections, Guest Post, Law Library, Women's History
Posted by: Jennifer González
On June 15, 1869, Arabella Belle Mansfield took the bar examination for the state of Iowa and and later that year became the first woman admitted to a state bar in the United States.
Posted in: Law Library, Women's History
Posted by: Jennifer González
In honor of the 97th anniversary of the 19th amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote, the Law Library of Congress celebrates pioneering women in Congress.
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library, Women's History