1. Phoebe Wilson Couzins was one of the first female lawyers in the United States.
28 Facts About Phoebe Couzins
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Phoebe Couzins was the second woman to serve as a licensed attorney in Missouri and the third or fourth to be a licensed attorney in the United States.
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Phoebe Couzins was the first woman admitted to the Missouri and Utah bars, and was admitted to the Kansas and Dakota Territory bars.
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Phoebe Couzins was the first female appointed to the US Marshal service.
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John Couzins was the chief of police during the Civil War in St Louis, Missouri.
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Phoebe Couzins's mother was active in charity work and volunteered as a nurse.
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Phoebe Couzins's application was accepted by all sixteen members of the Application board, and her historic acceptance opened the gates for women to study law in Washington University.
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Phoebe Couzins became the first woman in the United States to graduate from a law school.
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Phoebe Couzins was the first female graduate of Washington University.
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Phoebe Couzins was licensed to practice law in the federal courts, Missouri, Arkansas, Utah, and Kansas.
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Phoebe Couzins established a practice in St Louis, and was admitted to the bar in four states.
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Phoebe Couzins was described as a riveting orator and lectured across the United States.
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However, two months later, Phoebe Couzins was replaced by a man.
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Phoebe Couzins served as commissioner for Missouri, on the National Board of Charities and Correction.
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Phoebe Couzins was on the St Louis World's Fair board of directors.
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Phoebe Couzins had written a number of books during her time as Marshal, regarding law and governance.
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Phoebe Couzins served as a delegate to the American Equal Rights Convention in 1871, which was attended by Susan B Anthony.
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The Woman Suffrage Association of Missouri merged with the American Woman Suffrage Association in 1871, which caused Phoebe Couzins to resign from the group, as she favored the radical approach of the NWSA.
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Phoebe Couzins believed that the merge spurred the rise of a new type of suffragist- one who was young and wealthy, and was fighting for suffrage for reasons that opposed her own.
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Phoebe Couzins had a job as secretary of the Board of Lady Managers, but attempted to dominate the meetings, and was fired.
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Phoebe Couzins later changed positions and renounced woman suffrage and temperance, which was widely publicized in 1897.
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Phoebe Couzins left the suffrage movement in 1897, and joined the United States Brewers' Association, as a lobbyist against prohibition and temperance.
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Phoebe Couzins lost her job with the Brewers Association in 1908, when she was about sixty-eight.
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Phoebe Couzins then returned to St Louis, unemployed and disabled.
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Phoebe Couzins appealed to the federal government for a job and to the Brewers Association for aid.
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Phoebe Couzins solicited friends for help, but was not able to garner enough support.
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Phoebe Couzins died in St Louis on December 6,1913, in an unoccupied house at 2722 Pine Street and was mourned by only her brother and a few friends.
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Phoebe Couzins was buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery on December 8,1913, with her USmarshal star pinned to her chest.