Talk:Arabella Mansfield

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Law school[edit]

As a contributor noted, Arabella Mansfield did not graduate from law school. However, graduation from law school was not required in order to obtain a license to practice law at that time. It is not necessary to include information about Ada Kepley in this article. Crypticfirefly 03:10, 28 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not First Women Lawyer[edit]

Actually a simple google search will indicate that there are quite a "first" few female lawyers before Mansfield. Myra Bradwell and Margarent Brent are both credited as the first female attorney. Its a ridiculous thing to state considering the level of controversy surrounding the position.

It is hardly ridiculous and there is little controversy of which I am aware. The dates of admission to the Bar are easily documentable historical facts. Myra Bradwell was admitted in 1892, long after Mansfield was admitted in 1869. Although Bradwell might have preceeded Mansfield if both the Illinois and U.S. Supreme Court hadn't stopped her (see 83 U.S. 130), they did and she simply wasn't first. Your mention of Margaret Brent is interesting, but of course she would not have been a lawyer practicing in the United States. In 1650, Ms. Brent would have been practicing British law in a British colony. Crypticfirefly 02:48, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Early life and education[edit]

I corrected the statement that Miles Babb abandoned his family when he left for the California Gold Rush in 1850. He signed a will in 1849 making provisions for the education of his children. Possibly he intended to leave in 1849 with one of the wagon trains from Des Moines Co., IA, but actually left Apr. 10, 1850 on the Flint River Company wagon trail. His name is on the list of wagnon train members published in the Burlington Hawk Eye newspaper, Apr. 30, 1850. His will is available at Ancestry.com in their Iowa, Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997 database. Unfortunately the date of the probate file is 1833 rather than 1853.

I made several minor place name and dates changes that have more specificity: 1. Death date and place of Miles Babb 2. Death date and place of Arabelle Mansfield 3. Place name of Miles property in Des Moines Co., IA--it was Burlington, IA

All this is based on extensive research I did on the Flint River Company and its members for a newsletter that I publish, The Flint River Company of 1850. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Leslie W. Saint (talk • contribs) 17:10, 30 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]