Myra Bradwell
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Myra Colby Bradwell was an American publisher and political activist. She attempted in 1869 to become the first woman to be admitted to the Illinois bar to practice law, but was denied admission by th
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Bradwell's grave at Rosehill Cemetery
James B. Bradwell
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James Bolesworth Bradwell was a prominent Illinois lawyer, judge, and politician.
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…Schaumburg, Illinois. She attended schools in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and later enrolled in Elgin Female Seminary in Illinois. In 1852, Myra Colby married James B. Bradwell. Two years later they moved to Memphis, Tennessee. James Bradwell was the head of a private school, where Myra Bradwell also became a teacher. She…
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James B. Bradwell with his granddaughter, Myra Bradwell Helmer (later Pritchard), from a 1900 publication