Consuelo Northrop Bailey

Location: Fairfield
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Historical Category: Women's History
Video Date: 09/22/16

Born in 1899, lawyer and politician Consuelo Northrop Bailey became the first woman to practice law in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, Vermont's first female Speaker of the House, and the first Female Lieutenant Governor in the United States.

This Place in History is produced in partnership by Local 22 & Local 44 (www.mychamplainvalley.com) and the Vermont Historical Society.

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