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Alice Rufie Jordan Blake
Alice Rufie Jordan Blake (10 October 1864 - 29 November 1893) was the first female graduate of Yale University. After application and rejection from several other schools, she was able to enter Yale's law program after discovering that school regulations did not explicitly forbid female applicants. Early life Alice Rufie Jordan was born in Norwalk, Ohio. After graduation from high school at the age of sixteen, she became the University of Michigan's youngest entrant to the literature program. At the age of 20, she entered the University of Michigan Law School, and before graduation passed the court test (an early type of bar exam) that enabled her to practice law in the state of Michigan. Time at Yale Wanting to continue her studies, Jordan applied to Columbia Law School and Harvard Law School in 1885. After rejection from both male-only schools, she applied to Yale using her first initials. When she arrived to register, she faced opposition from the Yale Corporation, Corpora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwalk, Ohio
Norwalk is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Huron County, Ohio, Huron County. The population was 17,012 at the United States Census 2010, 2010 census. The city is the center of the Norwalk, OH μSA, Norwalk Micropolitan Statistical Area and part of the Greater Cleveland, Cleveland-Akron-Canton Combined Statistical Area. Norwalk is located approximately south of Lake Erie, west/southwest of Cleveland, Ohio, Cleveland, southeast of Toledo, Ohio, Toledo, and west/northwest of Akron, Ohio, Akron. History On July 11, 1779, Norwalk, Connecticut, was burned by the United Kingdom, British Loyalist (American Revolution), Tories under Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom), Lieutenant General William Tryon, Tryon. A committee of the General Assembly estimated the losses to the inhabitants at $116,238.66. Later, the federal government gave an area in the Western Reserve of Ohio as compensation for those established losses. On May 30, 1800, the United States ceded th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |