02517nam 2200625 a 450 991080717240332120240417222753.00-252-09361-51-283-98925-5(CKB)2550000000996619(EBL)3414213(SSID)ssj0000819648(PQKBManifestationID)11482108(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000819648(PQKBWorkID)10857046(PQKB)11525545(MiAaPQ)EBC3414213(StDuBDS)EDZ0000649233(OCoLC)827454874(MdBmJHUP)muse25162(Au-PeEL)EBL3414213(CaPaEBR)ebr10653978(CaONFJC)MIL430175(OCoLC)923497027(EXLCZ)99255000000099661920110406d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDaughter of the Empire State the life of Judge Jane Bolin /Jacqueline A. McLeod1st ed.Urbana University of Illinois Pressc20111 online resource (170 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-252-08208-7 0-252-03657-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Her standing in Poughkeepsie : family lineage and legacy -- On her own : the years at Wellesley and Yale -- Politics of preparation : the making of the nation's first African American woman judge -- Politics of practice : an African American woman judge on the Domestic Relations Court -- Speaking truth to power : a view from the bench of Judge Jane Bolin -- Persona non grata : Jane Bolin and the NAACP, 1931-50.This biography elevates Jane Matilda Bolin to her rightful place in American history as an activist, integrationist, jurist, and outspoken public figure in the political and professional milieu of New York City before the onset of the modern Civil Rights movement.African American judgesNew York (State)New YorkBiographyWomen judgesNew York (State)New YorkBiographyAfrican American judgesWomen judges340.092BMcLeod Jacqueline1698631MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910807172403321Daughter of the Empire State4080267UNINA