Couzins, Phoebe Wilson (1842–1913)
Couzins, Phoebe Wilson (1842–1913)
American marshall. Born Sept 8, 1942, in St. Louis, Missouri; died Dec 6, 1913, in St. Louis; dau. of John Couzins (US marshall).
The 1st woman awarded a law degree from Washington University School of Law (1871), was admitted to the bar in 4 states but practiced only briefly; with Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, helped form the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) and lectured widely on woman suffrage; succeeded her father as the 1st woman US marshall (1887) and served for 2 years; broke with the suffrage movement (c. 1897).
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