Ekaterina Fleischitz

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Ekaterina Fleischitz (1888-1968) was the first female Russian criminal defense lawyer. [1] In 1907, she graduated from the Sorbonne University's School of Law, and in 1909 she passed the exams for St. Petersburg University's full law course. [1] She was the first Russian woman to obtain a legal education outside of Russia. [2]

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In November 1909, Fleischitz was allowed to represent a client in court, but the Minister of Justice eventually removed her from the case. [1] [3]

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Fleischitz also worked as a professor. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Buchanan, Kelly. "Women in History: Lawyers and Judges | In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress". Blogs.loc.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  2. 1 2 Kalistratova, Rimma. "Legislatively Guaranteed Equality" . Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  3. ↑ The Law Times, Volume 128, page 77, Office of The Law Times, 1910


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