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.

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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 ⓘ
birthName Belle Aurelia Babb ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 19th century ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1846-05-23 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1911-08-01 ⓘ
educatedAt Iowa Wesleyan University ⓘ
Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute ⓘ
familyName Mansfield ⓘ
fieldOfWork education ⓘ
law ⓘ
women's rights ⓘ
givenName Belle ⓘ
hasHeritage American ⓘ
honouredIn Belle Babb Mansfield Award for Gender Justice in Legal Education ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Mary Babb ⓘ
placeOfBirth Burlington, Iowa ⓘ
placeOfDeath Aurora, Illinois ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Mount Pleasant, Iowa ⓘ
sexOrGender female ⓘ
sibling Washington Irving Babb ⓘ
spouse John Melvin Mansfield ⓘ

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Iowa Wesleyan College → hasNotableAlumni → Belle Babb Mansfield ⓘ