Jennie Loitman Barron. Biographical information re: Jennie Loitman Barron; Picture of her; Newspaper clippings re: her, 1936-1947, undated; Articles by Jennie Loitman Barron, 1924, undated; Membership and sponsor list of Woman's Centennial Congress, March, 1940; Copy of theme by her daughter, Deborah L. Barron, 1940.
Dates
- Creation: 1853-1958
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. The majority of the collection is available only through microfilm or digital surrogates of the original materials. The following materials are available without restriction: #1-103a, 644-647, 650-6521030-1035, 1041-1047, 1049-1051, 1055-1056, 1059-1068, 1084-1091, 1093-1102, 1107-1109.
Extent
35.46 linear feet (85 file boxes) plus 7 oversize volumes, 39 framed items, 1 folio+ folder, 1 folio folder, 4 reels of microfilm (M-91, M-93, M-108)Biographical / Historical
Jennie Loitman Barron (1891-1969) - judge. She was the first woman judge in Mass. (1937); was the first woman to be appointed Master in the Superior Civil Court in Massachusetts; was the first woman to present evidence before a Grand Jury in Massachusetts. She drafted several laws for the League of Women Voters. In 1924 she was the delegate of the National League of Women Voters to the National Commission on Uniform Laws, where she presented and sponsored improved marriage and divorce laws and more equitable guardianship laws. She has lectured extensively on laws effecting women and children, on jury service for women, on woman suffrage, etc.
Physical Location
Collection stored off site: researchers must request access 36 hours before use.
General note
Also see WRC - P35 for portrait.
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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