#OnThisDay, 8 Jan 1925, the first all-woman supreme court in the USA meets for the first time in Texas.
Hortense Sparks Ward, Hattie Leah Henenberg and Ruth Virginia Brazzil are appointed to hear a case involving the “Woodmen of the World” fraternal association.
The fraternity counted most judges and attorneys in the state as members. This meant the men had to recuse themselves: appointing women avoided conflict of interest.
#AmericanHistory #WomenInHistory #WomensHistory #Histodons
Hortense Sparks Ward, Hattie Leah Henenberg and Ruth Virginia Brazzil are appointed to hear a case involving the “Woodmen of the World” fraternal association.
The fraternity counted most judges and attorneys in the state as members. This meant the men had to recuse themselves: appointing women avoided conflict of interest.
#AmericanHistory #WomenInHistory #WomensHistory #Histodons
