Deseret Evening News | 1901-06-01 | Page 19 | First Woman Lawyer in France

WOMAN WO I wnm 1 It IV IN X Ill The rho portrait In this illus Is of oC the tho first woman who vho I achieved fume fame by being admitted as a n member of ot the Parts Paris bar She Sie Is 19 a u liv ii 11 ing proof tiU the lie new woman has ap appeared peered In hi 11 l France and has been heen accept accepted ed ell though not without a shiver Taking advantage of oC the tho new law law of last year which admitted to 10 legal le Ie legal gal Mm Mme Petit a II by IJ birth but Trench French 1 In the eyes ees of ot the law r ri c i 1 1 11 t t by her marriage to a native of oC Prance France l applied for tor all the tho privileges members rs of ot the other sex and ami was not denied tier Her appearance at the bar har the tho first woman barrister of oC France was memorable Sho wore her robe with distinct grace and dignity being more accustomed to handling that sort of or garment than men rind and when she raised her right hand and said Halel Je le Ie leJure Jure I swear she thrilled her audi audience once ence Her advent was such a decided success that she was OS recently followed by another lady Indy this time an tinnier unmarried ried one on Mile lIlIe Jeanne who vie s was If It possible even een more fetching than her predecessor At present these two divide the honors one being the first married woman and the other the first spinster to 10 bo admitted to o the tho bar barof barof of ot France I