Catherine Waugh McCulloch

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Catherine Gouger Waugh McCulloch (June 4, 1862 - April 20, 1945, age 82) was an American lawyer and recorded a suffragist.

She is the pioneer of American women in the legal profession. She is active in campaigns for women's suffrage and legislation that grants women equal rights. He also served as a legal advisor (1904-1911) and vice president (1910-1911) of the American National Association of Women's Select Rights. In addition, he is an active member of the National Association of Women Lawyers.

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Raised in Illinois, Catherine Waugh graduated from Rockford College, and will then serve on her supervisory board ("Mrs M'Culloch," 13). He came to Chicago to study law, and received his degree from Northwestern University in 1886. In November of that year, he became the 18th woman received at a bar in Illinois.

While studying for his law degree, he began dating a student, Frank McCulloch. He did not like his career, but he finally changed his mind. They married on May 30, 1890, and became partners at the law firm of McCulloch and McCulloch ("Pioneer Woman", N5). In 1929 they co-authored and published the Will's Contest Law Manual in Illinois .

Catherine Waugh McCulloch compiled and successfully lobbied for passing legislation in 1901 that gave women the same guardianship with their husbands for their children, and in 1905 to raise the age of consent for girls from 14 to 16 years. In 1907 he was elected a Justice of Peace in Evanston, Illinois (and reelected in 1909), making him the first woman elected at the office in Illinois. While a Justice of Peace, he made national headlines by agreeing to an egalitarian marriage ceremony in which he omitted the word "obedient" from the ritual words that women should say; at that time, the man promised to "love, respect and respect" while she promised to "love, respect, and obey." ("She Will Omit," 1)

In 1917 he was appointed as a teacher in exile from the Cook County High Court. He became famous for his defense in working to eliminate or modify marriage and divorce laws that discriminate against women, and he worked to create such legal uniformity in all states ("Women League," 3)

With Esther Dunshee Bower, she fought for the Illinois Women's Jury Bill, eventually signing the law in 1939. She was a legal advisor to the American National Female Select Association (which became the Women's Voters League in 1920 after part of the 19th Amendment) and was his first vice-president. He also serves as a legal counsel for the National Women's Christian Temperament Union ("Drys of Illinois," 2)

The McCullochs have four children: Hugh Waugh, Hathorn Waugh, Catharine Waugh, and Frank Waugh. All his sons became lawyers, and his daughter married one ("Pioneer Woman," N5). Catherine W. McCulloch Park in Evanston was named for her.

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Publications

• Bittenbender, There's a M. "Women in Law," in Farmer, Lydia Hoyt. National exposition souvenir: what American paid to Buffalo women: C.W. Moulton, 1893. Page 390-408.
• Drysdale, William. "The Woman Lawyer," in Assisting for the ambitious girl of New York: T.Y. Crowell & amp; Co., c1900. Page 180-208.
• "Law," in Training for profession and allied work: facilities available to women in the United States. New York: Bureau of Vocational Information, 1924. Page 427-450.
• McCulloch, Catharine Waugh. "Woman as Legal Officer" manuscript. c1887. (12 pages).
• Vocational Information Bureau (New York, N.Y.). Note, 1908-1932: A Finding Aid
• Sir. Lex, Or Legal Status of Mother and Child. Chicago: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1899, 85 pp.

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References

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"Drys of Illinois Urges Safeguards About Beer Sales." Christian Science Monitor, April 20, 1933, p. 2.

"Mrs. M'Culloch, 82, Picture of the Law, Dies." New York Times , April 21, 1945, page 13.

"He Will Deny 'Taat'." Washington Post , April 6, 1907, p.Ã, 1.

"The Pioneer of Female Lawyers, Mate in the Golden Jubilee." Chicago Tribune , June 2, 1940, p. N5.

"Women League Leaders Plan the Future." Baltimore Sun , November 15, 1920, p. 3.

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External links

• Harvard University Library Open Collection Program. Working Women, 1870-1930, Catharine Gouger Waugh McCulloch (1862-1945). A complete, searchable online database with complete access to publications written by Catharine McCulloch.
• Women's Legal History Biography Project, Robert Crown Library, Stanford Law School. McCulloch, Catharine Gouger Waugh. Biographical articles, collected papers, and archival material.
• Papers, 1877-1983. Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University.

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