Katherine "Kate" Stoneman was an early 20th-century suffragist and the first woman admitted to the Bar Association in the State of New York.
14 Facts About Kate Stoneman
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Katherine Stoneman was born on her family's farm in Busti, Chautauqua County, New York.
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Kate Stoneman's father was a justice of the peace for several years.
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In 1864, Kate Stoneman began attending the Albany Normal School to pursue her goal of becoming a teacher.
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Kate Stoneman graduated from Albany Law School of Union University a private independent law school founded in 1851.
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Kate Stoneman graduated in 1866 and began teaching at the Glens Falls Seminary.
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Kate Stoneman later taught at her alma mater, the Albany Normal School.
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Kate Stoneman was the first female president of their alumni association, and served as Vice-Principal.
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Kate Stoneman was the first woman to pass the New York Bar Exam in 1885.
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Kate Stoneman was the first woman to graduate from Albany Law School in 1898.
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Kate Stoneman maintained a law office in Albany from 1889 to 1922.
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Kate Stoneman died on May 19,1925, and is buried in Albany Rural Cemetery.
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Kate Stoneman was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in October 2009.
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The eponymous Kate Stoneman Project celebrates and advances women in the legal profession.