Sybil Ward
Sybil Ursula Ward (1894–1977) was one of the first female lawyers in Delaware.[1]
Ward was born on June 24, 1894 in Wilmington, Delaware. She was born into a family of lawyers, as her father Herbert H. Ward was an attorney.[2] She had attended the Wheaton College in Massachusetts and completed her legal education at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.[3][4] In 1923, she and Evangelyn Barsky were the first women admitted to practice law in Delaware. Ward then practiced with her father at the law firm Ward & Gray.[5][6] She would go on to become the first female to serve on the Wilmington City Council.
She died on March 31, 1977 in Wilmington.[4][7]
See also
References
- ^ Weatherford, Doris (2012-01-20). Women in American Politics: History and Milestones. SAGE. ISBN 9781608710072.
- ^ The National Cyclopedia of American Biography: Being the History of the United States. 1932.
- ^ "Sybil Ward passes Bar Exam". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
- ^ a b "Sybil Ursula Ward". Find a Grave.
- ^ Fishman, Margie. "First woman tapped to lead major Delaware law firm". delawareonline. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
- ^ "First Women Admitted to Delaware Bar in 1923". Retrieved 2019-08-27.
- ^ "IN MEMORIAM: SYBIL WARD". The News Journal. April 1, 1977. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
Categories:
- Delaware lawyers
- American women lawyers
- University of Pennsylvania Law School alumni
- Wheaton College (Massachusetts) alumni
- 1894 births
- 1977 deaths
- People from Wilmington, Delaware
- Delaware city council members
- Women city councillors in the United States
- Women in Delaware politics
- 20th-century American lawyers
- 20th-century American politicians
- 20th-century American women politicians