Show jeican ne TIC ican 0 I 1 I 1 copy icay for or this depart nt t by abs tbs th eglo N cwi Sor lc IN LIST OF FIRST WOMEN mary washington auxiliary member first female judge in district of columbia the list of firsts to which all miss 1 mao ary conle washington D C Is entitled indeed places her abou amou among 9 the first wont w omen e n 0 of f america in order of rec benc e n c y M 15 I 1 a a Is by Z president 11 a r dings order judge 0 of the municipal co court rt in washing lon arid and the first woman judge like wt e to perform it in murr arriage lago ceremony in the district she woo vas the first woman member of the Clia tuber of com iacre merces s board of directors ana the first wa boman man member of the board 0 of f directors of a district of columbia bank site she all annl was vas the first president of the Wo comans womans mant city dub club of washington site she was one of the first woman attorneys in the country miss Is a native of ireland front rom which after a high school education and tit nt seventeen years ears of ag age she elie emigrated embri utcy to the united santes S aa secretary to judge wheeler steuben county now new york site she became interested in law and competent ns Is a court reporter later bile went to new york city and entered ft wall street firm as a chief clerk continuing to study law site she joined the government forestry service in washington to complete her law studies on the side immediately after she joined tit the vincent B costello post of the american lerlon legion in washington the president her I 1 er to become first vice president she lind had to decline cline because of her court duties |