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Women Lawyers in the United States.

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Anna Christy Fall, wife of a young lawyer bar in New York State. From the Deans practising in this city but resident in Mai of the Law School of Cornell University and den, will practise with her husband, though the Buffalo Law School, I learn that these under the existing law in Massachusetts schools will welcome women students, though they cannot form a legal partnership. Mrs. none have as yet been enrolled. Leonora M. Martin is the widow of William Another school has recently been opened H. Martin, Esq., late of Cambridgeport, a for women in New York City, concerning well-known attorney. Miss Ellen A. Stone, which I regret inability to give very definite Jr., of Lexington in this State; Miss Lizzie information. Little more than a year ago, Madame Emile KemA. Smith of Newburypin-Spyri came to this

port, also in this State; country from Zurich, Miss Alline C. Marcy, Switzerland. She had of Rockville, Conn., pursued the regular daughter of the late course of legal study Hon. Dwight Marcy, in the School of Juris Esq., an attorney of prudence in Zurich, prominence; and Miss graduating with the Anna B. Curry, of title of Doctor Juris Ishpening, Mich., com Utriusque in 1887. plete the list of women I understand that this students. There are degree is not conferred two or three women as a matter of course also who are study on all graduates, but ing in offices; and denotes special profi from these students, ciency in those on together with Miss whom it is bestowed. Greene and myself, The application of are gathered the mem Madame Kempin for bers of the Portia Club, which meets periodi admission to the order cally for dinners and of advocates being re discussions, with wo fused, she came to this men lawyers from country and settled LELIA JOSEPHINE ROBINSON. other States as our in New York. She guests whenever any did not enter any of such are known to be in the city or neigh our law schools as a student, but has, I under stand, been studying common law and code borhood. New York was the latest State to refuse law in an office. Last summer I received to admit a woman to the bar under the from her a circular concerning a proposed statute, and to pass a law remedying the institution for women called " Dr. Emily omission. Miss Kate Stoneman, of Albany, Kempin's Law School " Courses of lectures studied in an office, passed the examination, for two years' study are laid out, and the and was refused admission; but the Legisla circular closes with the following statement : ture, which was sitting at the time, rushed a " Examinations will be held at the end of bill through, under which she was admitted each course before some of the most promi in May, 1886.1 Since that time I understand nent jurists, and the degree of ' Bachelor at that no woman has been admitted to the Laws' [sic] (LL.B.) will be publicly conferred on those who have passed the approved 1 New York Code of Civil Procedure, § 56.