The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-02-09
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Ebronchial affections" Hon. MRS. PERRY,
HCastle Grey, Limerick, Ireland.
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WOMEN AS LAWYERS.
Scotland Now Following the Example
Other Countries Have Set.

Scotland Now Following the Example
Other Countries Have Set.
Since charming Sally Brass directed
her brothers fiourishing attorneys bus
mess in Bevis Marks, City, women law
yers have played but a small part in
British fiction and have played no part
at all in real life. But apparently, that
is to be changed at last. The novels OF
the present century should portray
many a feminine lawyer, and there will
be no anomaly about it, for up in the
north courageous Scottish lady seems
to be on the point of forcing the closed
door and thus opening up new profess
sion for her sex.
| This year, indeed, may witness the
triumph of Miss Margaret HOWE of
Strang Hall, kim. Her petition for adj
mittance to the law agents examina-
ton has been filed and the Incorporated
society do not feel called upon to oppose
her prayer; in fact, they do not con-
ceive 1t to be their interest or duty to
maintain that women ought not to be
enrolled" Miss Howie's fate Is, there
fore, now in the hands of the Judiciary
who will soon decide whether she shall
be the first woman ever admitted to
practice in Scotland, England or Ire
land. If the decision is favorable Miss
HOWE as law agent would be eligible
for the offices Of sheriff substitute, no.
tary public and clerk in the court of
sessions and bill chamber.
Though England, Scotland and Ire
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lawyers, the Incorporated Society of
Law Agents point out that so far as
they are aware, permission to practice
has never been sought On the other
hand, it has been successfully sought
in the United States and France. Wo-
men lawyers are becoming as popular
and as numerous in the States as wo-
men physicians, and they appear to
play the role of Portia with great sue
cess.
In France the admission of women to
the bar required the passing of spec
ial enactment, and it was only on De-
cember A. after a strenuous struggle
that the bill became the law Of the land
Next day the first woman barrister was
formally admitted in the person of
Nine. Petit, who robed in cap and
gown, was duly sworn in before crowds
of legal sightseers, among whom was
numbered her husband, who is also a
doctor of law.
Nine Petit is already so full Of work
that sharp-witted criminal whose VIC
Tins were anxious to bring him to an
early trial, which he was equally anx-
ious to avoid is said to have used her
position for the purpose of temporarily
defeating Justice. He appeared before
the court undefended, and when asked
to name his advocate, named Nine. Pc
tit, whose assistance was practically
impossible for a long time to come. AS
his right to name his own lawyer ap-
pears to be undoubted, the man for the
moment escapes trial.
Fifteen days after Nine. Petit's tri-
umph, an unmarried lady, Mile. Chau-
vim, was admitted. For three years
she had increasingly battled for the
right to earn her living as an advocate
taking no fewer than five degrees in
twelve years. Her example will doubt
Jesse inspire Miss HOWE of Kirn.-
London Mail.