"Opportunities to be had..." Kate Stoneman: New York's First Woman Lawyer

By Joni Blackman - April 15, 2010

Women of New York State played major roles in the Women's Rights movements of the late-19th and early-20th centuries. Chautauqua County's Kate Stoneman was among the prime movers, breaking barriers in the legal profession still significant today.

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