Florence King (patent attorney)
Florence King (June 22, 1870–June 20, 1924) was the first female patent attorney in America.[1][2]
Florence King | |
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 Florence King, from a 1920 publication | |
| Born | June 22, 1870 |
| Died | June 20, 1924 (aged 53) Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Florence Embrey |
| Occupation | Patent attorney |
| Years active | 1897-1924 |
Early life and education
King earned a B.A. from Mount Morris College in 1891 and a law degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1895.[3]
Career
King became the first woman registered to practice before the U.S. Patent Office in 1897, became the first woman to argue a patent case before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1922, and became the first woman to win a case before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1923 (Crown v. Nye).[3][4]
She also worked as a consulting engineer in machine design and construction, having attended Armour Institute of Technology for three years.[5]
She founded and served as president of the Women's Association of Commerce of Chicago and the Woman's Association of Commerce of the United States.[6] She also organized the Woman's Alaska Gold Club.[3]
She lived in Edison Park, Chicago.[7] She died of breast cancer.[4]
References
- "Manchester University Archives and Brethren Historical Collection". Manchester.edu. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
- Largent, Craig (2004). "Florence King: First Woman Patent Attorney" (PDF). Stanford Law School.
- "Biographical Search | Women's Legal History". Wlh.law.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
- Sybil E. Hatch (1 January 2006). Changing Our World: True Stories of Women Engineers. ASCE Publications. pp. 204–. ISBN 978-0-7844-0835-3.
- The American Contractor. F. W. Dodge Corporation. 1920. pp. 4–.
- The Business Philosopher: The Magazine of Practical Business Building. Science Press. 1918. pp. 10–.
- "Success of a Woman Patent Attorney". Los Angeles Herald. January 14, 1906.