Strong-minded Woman - The Story of Lavinia Goodell, Wisconsin's First Female Lawyer (Hardcover)

She took the law into her own hands
Written for younger readers, "Strong-Minded Woman" provides an engaging look at the life of Lavinia Goodell, Wisconsin's first female lawyer. Telling Goodell's story from 1858, when she first decided to become a lawyer, to her place as an actual attorney in the courtroom, Mary Lahr Schier recounts Goodell's hard work and determination as she taught herself the law.
Born in 1839 to abolitionist and transcendentalist parents, Lavinia Goodell grew up determined to change the world. As she met the runaway slaves that stayed at her childhood home and listened to the preaching of her church, Lavinia began to form her own ideas about the world. She decided to be a lawyer, even though her sister told her to stop "trying to be a man."
Distributed for the Midwest History Press.

General

Imprint:	University of Wisconsin Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2002
First published:	September 2001
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	112
ISBN-13:	978-0-9671787-3-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > General Books > Children's & Educational > Humanities > History > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > Children's & Educational > Social studies > Sociology & social issues > Work & industry / world of work > General Books > Children's & Educational > Geography & environment > Geography > Human geography / peoples of the world > General Books > Biography > Historical, political & military Books > Children's Fiction & Fun
LSN:	0-9671787-3-8
Barcode:	9780967178738

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