About Clara Hapgood Nash
Lived 1839 – 1921 (aged 82). Clara Hapgood Nash was an American lawyer.
Clara Holmes Hapgood Nash (January 15, 1839 – March 18, 1921) was an American lawyer who was the first woman admitted to the bar in New England (Maine).
Family and education Born Clara Holmes Hapgood in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, she was the fifth of eight children of John and Mary Ann Hosmer Hapgood. In October 1872, Nash was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine, thereby becoming the first woman admitted to the bar in New England as well as one of the earliest women lawyers anywhere in the United States.
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Who was Clara Hapgood Nash?
American lawyer
When was Clara Hapgood Nash born?
Clara Hapgood Nash was born on 15 January 1839 in Fitchburg.
When did Clara Hapgood Nash die?
Clara Hapgood Nash died on 18 March 1921.
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Clara Hapgood Nash was a lawyer.
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Clara Hapgood Nash was American.
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