Marguerite Dilhan
Marguerite Dilhan (1876–1956) was a French lawyer. Born in 1876 in Miélan (Gers), she was the daughter of Ferdinand and Antoinette Cécile Valérie Ponsan, who married on December 27, 1875, in Sembouès. She was 16 when her father passed away, and 18 when her mother followed, leaving three orphaned daughters, of whom Marguerite was the eldest. To meet their financial needs, she studied law at the University of Toulouse, graduating i1902 During her brilliant studies, she was, thanks to her talents, Secretary of the Conference during her internship. She went on to become the first woman to open her own law firm and to plead before the ''Cour d'assises, Cour d'Assises'' in a criminal case on 26 November 1903, where she received the compliments of the judge for her defense . After obtaining hediploma in lawat the Toulouse Capitole University, University of Toulouse, she was sworn in July 1903, at the age of 27, thanks to the law of 1 December 1900 allowing women to take the oath o ...
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Gers
Gers (; oc, Gers or , ) is a department in the region of Occitania, Southwestern France. Named after the Gers River, its inhabitants are called the ''Gersois'' and ''Gersoises'' in French. In 2019, it had a population of 191,377.Populations légales 2019: 32 Gers
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In the , the was nearby. Gers is one of the original 83 departments created during the