Katherine Burns Mabry (1886–1958) was one of New Mexico’s first female lawyers. [1] [2] [3]
Mabry was born on August 10, 1886, in Kansas to Enoch M. Burns and Sarah Emily Powell. [4] She was the second wife of State Senator Thomas J. Mabry, and received her law degree from Columbia University in New York. [5] In 1917, she became the first female admitted to practice law in New Mexico. She thereafter practiced law in the office of her husband, who was also an attorney. [6] [7] She died on September 9, 1958, in New Mexico. [4]
Katherine Burns Mabry (1886–1958) was one of New Mexico’s first female lawyers. [1] [2] [3]
Mabry was born on August 10, 1886, in Kansas to Enoch M. Burns and Sarah Emily Powell. [4] She was the second wife of State Senator Thomas J. Mabry, and received her law degree from Columbia University in New York. [5] In 1917, she became the first female admitted to practice law in New Mexico. She thereafter practiced law in the office of her husband, who was also an attorney. [6] [7] She died on September 9, 1958, in New Mexico. [4]