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Ida Klaus
Ida Klaus (1905–1999) was an American labor lawyer, known by the press in the 1950s and 1960s as the woman "who thinks with a man’s brain." She was born in New York City, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Hunter College and the Teachers Institute of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. But Columbia University Law School refused to admit her because she was a woman, and she taught Hebrew until 1928. In 1928 she became one of six women accepted into Columbia University Law School's first coed class, and she graduated from there in 1931. She served as a research assistant to Columbia law professor Herman Oliphant, and was later recruited by him as one of America's ten most promising lawyers to work for President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal. She worked as a review lawyer for the National Labor Relations Board in Washington. In 1948, she became solicitor for the National Labor Relations Board, which made her the highest-ranking female lawyer in the federal government. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phi Beta Kappa
The Phi Beta Kappa Society () is the oldest academic honor society in the United States, and the most prestigious, due in part to its long history and academic selectivity. Phi Beta Kappa aims to promote and advocate excellence in the liberal arts and sciences, and to induct the most outstanding students of arts and sciences at only select American colleges and universities. It was founded at the College of William and Mary on December 5, 1776, as the first collegiate Greek-letter fraternity and was among the earliest collegiate fraternal societies. Since its inception, 17 U.S. Presidents, 40 U.S. Supreme Court Justices, and 136 Nobel Laureates have been inducted members. Phi Beta Kappa () stands for ('), which means "Wisdom it. love of knowledgeis the guide it. helmsmanof life". Membership Phi Beta Kappa has chapters in only about 10% of American higher learning institutions, and only about 10% of these schools' Arts and Sciences graduates are invited to join the soc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
