Henrietta Hume Pettijohn Buck

Henrietta Hume Pettijohn Buck (September 30, 1854 – October 11, 1921) was New Mexico’s first female lawyer.[1][2]

Henrietta Hume Pettijohn Buck
Born(1854-09-30)September 30, 1854
Columbia, Missouri
DiedOctober 11, 1921(1921-10-11) (aged 67)
Los Angeles, California
EducationUniversity of Missouri
OccupationLawyer

She was born September 30, 1854, in Columbia, Missouri, as the eldest child to James Robert Hume and Sally Boothe.[3][4] Buck attended the University of Missouri and initially began a career as a novelist when she wrote Etalee, From the Waves, After Many Years, and Dorothy.[5]

On April 15, 1892, Buck became the first woman admitted to practice law in New Mexico.[1]

She married Dr J.B. Pettijohn from Las Vegas, New Mexico, and divorced him in 1893. They had one daughter, Cora Hume Pettijohn. She then married ranch owner Arthur P. Buck.[6][7] Their daughter Carrick Hume Buck also became a prominent lawyer, and her distinguished career included becoming the first woman to serve as the Assistant U.S. District Attorney and a judge (including a Supreme Court Justice) in Hawaii.[8]

Buck died on October 11, 1921, in Los Angeles, California. She was buried in her birthplace of Columbia.[4]

The New Mexico Women's Bar Association established the Henrietta Pettijohn Award in her name.[9]

See also

References
  1. Weatherford, Doris (2012-01-20). Women in American Politics: History and Milestones. SAGE. ISBN 9781608710072.
  2. "A Celebration of New Mexico's First Women Lawyers" (PDF). New Mexico Bar Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-21. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  3. Hume, J. R. History of the Hume Family. Рипол Классик. ISBN 9781147844627.
  4. "Henrietta Hume Buck". Find a Grave.
  5. "Henrietta Pettijohn" (PDF). The Law Student's Helper. August 1893.
  6. Early American History, Hume and Allied Families. W.E. Brockman. 1926.
  7. "New Mexico's First women lawyers - 08 Apr 1992". Albuquerque Journal. 1992-04-08. p. 9. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  8. Matsuda, Mari J. (1992). Called from Within: Early Women Lawyers of Hawai?i. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 9780824814489.
  9. "2016 Henrietta Pettijohn Award". nmwba. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
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