Arabella Mansfield
Arabella Mansfield-First female Lawyer
Nicole Goodby
Composition I-202
Instructor Swanhorst
Everest University
Composition I-202 “The theory of this government from the beginning has been perfect equality to all the people” (as stated in the in the Arguments of the Women Suffrage Delegates to the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary on January 24th, 1985). These words are spoken by one of the most awe-inspiring women of all times Arabella Mansfield. A story like Arabella’s shows that no matter what gender you are, you can succeed and be successful, she was determined that a woman can be a Lawyer in a Man’s World and proved that it can and could be accomplished. Even tho she is no longer here, her passion and determination are and are still being accomplished by so many women in the Law Field. Arabella’s passion, determination and college education helped contribute to her success as the first female lawyer in the United States.
Arabella Mansfield sought equal opportunities for women in all aspects of U.S. society. Born Belle Aurelia Babb, she became the first female lawyer in the United States in 1869 to be admitted to the Iowa bar and was also an activist in the nineteenth century women's rights movement that spanned a range of issues from voting rights for women to the right of practicing law (law.jrank.org). If it wasn’t for her determination to overcome equality rights for women to also become lawyers, then us women might not even have a choice to this day to practice law. Although Mansfield never practiced law herself, she maintained her interest in legal proceedings and joined the National League of Women Lawyers in 1893, leading the way for others into careers in the law profession. A lifelong educator, Mansfield also campaigned for equal educational opportunities for women. She was inducted into the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame in 1980, Arabella Mansfield 1980. ) Arabella’s passion, determination and college
Nicole Goodby
Composition I-202
Instructor Swanhorst
Everest University
Composition I-202 “The theory of this government from the beginning has been perfect equality to all the people” (as stated in the in the Arguments of the Women Suffrage Delegates to the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary on January 24th, 1985). These words are spoken by one of the most awe-inspiring women of all times Arabella Mansfield. A story like Arabella’s shows that no matter what gender you are, you can succeed and be successful, she was determined that a woman can be a Lawyer in a Man’s World and proved that it can and could be accomplished. Even tho she is no longer here, her passion and determination are and are still being accomplished by so many women in the Law Field. Arabella’s passion, determination and college education helped contribute to her success as the first female lawyer in the United States.
Arabella Mansfield sought equal opportunities for women in all aspects of U.S. society. Born Belle Aurelia Babb, she became the first female lawyer in the United States in 1869 to be admitted to the Iowa bar and was also an activist in the nineteenth century women's rights movement that spanned a range of issues from voting rights for women to the right of practicing law (law.jrank.org). If it wasn’t for her determination to overcome equality rights for women to also become lawyers, then us women might not even have a choice to this day to practice law. Although Mansfield never practiced law herself, she maintained her interest in legal proceedings and joined the National League of Women Lawyers in 1893, leading the way for others into careers in the law profession. A lifelong educator, Mansfield also campaigned for equal educational opportunities for women. She was inducted into the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame in 1980, Arabella Mansfield 1980. ) Arabella’s passion, determination and college