Sybil Ward

Sybil Ward
BornJune 24, 1894
Wilmington, Delaware
DiedMarch 31, 1977
Wilmington
Occupationlawyer

Sybil Ursula Ward (June 24, 1894 – March 31, 1977) was one of the first female lawyers in Delaware.[1]

Ward was born on June 24, 1894, in Wilmington, Delaware. She was born into a family of lawyers, as her father Herbert H. Ward was an attorney.[2] She had attended the Wheaton College in Massachusetts and completed her legal education at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.[3][4] In 1923, she and Evangelyn Barsky were the first women admitted to practice law in Delaware. Ward then practiced with her father at the law firm Ward & Gray.[5][6] She would go on to become the first female to serve on the Wilmington City Council.

She died on March 31, 1977, in Wilmington.[4][7]

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References

  1. ^ Weatherford, Doris (2012-01-20). Women in American Politics: History and Milestones. SAGE. ISBN 9781608710072.
  2. ^ The National Cyclopedia of American Biography: Being the History of the United States. 1932.
  3. ^ "Sybil Ward passes Bar Exam". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  4. ^ a b "Sybil Ursula Ward". Find a Grave.
  5. ^ Fishman, Margie. "First woman tapped to lead major Delaware law firm". delawareonline. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  6. ^ "First Women Admitted to Delaware Bar in 1923". Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  7. ^ "IN MEMORIAM: SYBIL WARD". The News Journal. April 1, 1977. Retrieved 2019-08-27.