Mother of Seven Admitted to Bar
A woman from Taunton, Mass., the mother of seven children, was admitted to the practice of law before the Massachusetts bar at a special session of the supreme court, one of a group of 407 men and a number of women sworn in that day. Her children, ranging in years from public school age to voting age, watched her take the oath; her husband, John B. Tracy, a former mayor of Taunton and himself an attorney, had been helped in his law practice by her for years while she studied law and cared for her home and family.
Boston, Oct. 27. - (AP) - Mrs. Florence A. Tracy, of Taunton, Mass., the mother of seven children, was admitted to the practice of law before the Massachusetts bar today. She was one of a group of 407 men and 37 women admitted at a special session before Judge Pierce in supreme court.
Mrs. Tracy's children, ranging in years from public school age to voting age, saw their mother take the oath and receive the prized certificate.
John B. Tracy, husband of Mrs. Tracy, is a former mayor of Taunton and is also an attorney. For years Mrs. Tracy has found time to help her husband in his law practice and to study law in addition to caring for her home and family.
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, October 28, 1926, page 1.
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Mother of Seven Admitted to Bar
A woman from Taunton, Mass., the mother of seven children, was admitted to the practice of law before the Massachusetts bar at a special session of the supreme court, one of a group of 407 men and a number of women sworn in that day. Her children, ranging in years from public school age to voting age, watched her take the oath; her husband, John B. Tracy, a former mayor of Taunton and himself an attorney, had been helped in his law practice by her for years while she studied law and cared for her home and family.
Boston, Oct. 27. - (AP) - Mrs. Florence A. Tracy, of Taunton, Mass., the mother of seven children, was admitted to the practice of law before the Massachusetts bar today. She was one of a group of 407 men and 37 women admitted at a special session before Judge Pierce in supreme court.
Mrs. Tracy's children, ranging in years from public school age to voting age, saw their mother take the oath and receive the prized certificate.
John B. Tracy, husband of Mrs. Tracy, is a former mayor of Taunton and is also an attorney. For years Mrs. Tracy has found time to help her husband in his law practice and to study law in addition to caring for her home and family.
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, October 28, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, October 28, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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Mother of Seven Admitted to Bar
A woman from Taunton, Mass., the mother of seven children, was admitted to the practice of law before the Massachusetts bar at a special session of the supreme court, one of a group of 407 men and a number of women sworn in that day. Her children, ranging in years from public school age to voting age, watched her take the oath; her husband, John B. Tracy, a former mayor of Taunton and himself an attorney, had been helped in his law practice by her for years while she studied law and cared for her home and family.
Boston, Oct. 27. - (AP) - Mrs. Florence A. Tracy, of Taunton, Mass., the mother of seven children, was admitted to the practice of law before the Massachusetts bar today. She was one of a group of 407 men and 37 women admitted at a special session before Judge Pierce in supreme court.
Mrs. Tracy's children, ranging in years from public school age to voting age, saw their mother take the oath and receive the prized certificate.
John B. Tracy, husband of Mrs. Tracy, is a former mayor of Taunton and is also an attorney. For years Mrs. Tracy has found time to help her husband in his law practice and to study law in addition to caring for her home and family.
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, October 28, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, October 28, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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Mother of Seven Admitted to Bar
A woman from Taunton, Mass., the mother of seven children, was admitted to the practice of law before the Massachusetts bar at a special session of the supreme court, one of a group of 407 men and a number of women sworn in that day. Her children, ranging in years from public school age to voting age, watched her take the oath; her husband, John B. Tracy, a former mayor of Taunton and himself an attorney, had been helped in his law practice by her for years while she studied law and cared for her home and family.
Boston, Oct. 27. - (AP) - Mrs. Florence A. Tracy, of Taunton, Mass., the mother of seven children, was admitted to the practice of law before the Massachusetts bar today. She was one of a group of 407 men and 37 women admitted at a special session before Judge Pierce in supreme court.
Mrs. Tracy's children, ranging in years from public school age to voting age, saw their mother take the oath and receive the prized certificate.
John B. Tracy, husband of Mrs. Tracy, is a former mayor of Taunton and is also an attorney. For years Mrs. Tracy has found time to help her husband in his law practice and to study law in addition to caring for her home and family.
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, October 28, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, October 28, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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November 3, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Douglas Daily Dispatch, Evening Star, The Indianapolis Times, Seward Daily Gateway, The Bismarck Tribune, Brownsville Herald, The Daily Worker, Spirit Of Jefferson, Daily Kennebec Journal, and Smyrna Times.
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Mother of Seven Admitted to Bar
A woman from Taunton, Mass., the mother of seven children, was admitted to the practice of law before the Massachusetts bar at a special session of the supreme court, one of a group of 407 men and a number of women sworn in that day. Her children, ranging in years from public school age to voting age, watched her take the oath; her husband, John B. Tracy, a former mayor of Taunton and himself an attorney, had been helped in his law practice by her for years while she studied law and cared for her home and family.
Boston, Oct. 27. - (AP) - Mrs. Florence A. Tracy, of Taunton, Mass., the mother of seven children, was admitted to the practice of law before the Massachusetts bar today. She was one of a group of 407 men and 37 women admitted at a special session before Judge Pierce in supreme court.
Mrs. Tracy's children, ranging in years from public school age to voting age, saw their mother take the oath and receive the prized certificate.
John B. Tracy, husband of Mrs. Tracy, is a former mayor of Taunton and is also an attorney. For years Mrs. Tracy has found time to help her husband in his law practice and to study law in addition to caring for her home and family.
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, October 28, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, October 28, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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