UNIT D - Blog 38

From the women of judiciary section I chose to talk about Jane M. Bolin. This woman was the first black woman who was a judge in the United States. I think she broke down a huge wall in history because she was not only a woman but also a minority and she was able to take on a leadership role which was judge. This all happened in 1937 which back then women weren't really treated with much respect and neither were minorities. She had to overcome so many obstacles and criticisms by being where she was at that time but she served for over 40 years and the fact that she served for so long was amazing.

From the women in practice of law I chose to talk about Dorothy Frooks. This woman was a lawyer and judge in the U.S. army during World War II and she was the army's first full time lawyer. She was able to do many things which made her versatile and she was able to open up free legal clinics in the city and lobbied to set up small claims courts. Jane discovered alot during her time and definitely was appreciated since she accomplished so much. She fought for a sixteen year old girl who had killed a man because he had raped her at the age of twelve, Jane was able to suspend a sentence for this young woman. I think Jane's accomplishments showed that women were capable of doing things on their own and she set high standards for women during this time.