Show 7 first woman attorney in the united states circuit court L tuesday a very pleasant episode occurred clu marking the admission to the bar of a woman lawyer mrs martha D strickland came to memphis from michigan as a member of the association for the advancement of women a fortne fortnight ht ago and is the guest of judge and mrs J M greer the tha convention it will be recalled assembled in in the united states courtroom the use of which had been courteously extended by judge hammond on the afternoon of nov 18 mrs strickland delivered deh vered a lecture upon parliamentary law as a science and an art judge Ha hammond inmond was in the audience and was so much impressed with the handling of the subject by mrs strickland that he subsequently suggested that she apply for a license to practice in ih the e federal courts during her stay in in me memphis this mrs strickland did through judge greer who in a characteristically clever speech asked that mrs strickland be granted a license the a e s t was c complied with nth and the first woman attorney in tennessee was wag sworn in by clerk Clou clough h mrs strickland has now several classes in parliamentary law among the ladies of memphis mem aphis appeal avalanche |