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Maria Otto
Born(1892-08-06)August 6, 1892
DiedDecember 20, 1972(1972-12-20) (aged 80)
Alma mater University of Würzburg
Occupationlawyer

Maria Otto (6 August 1892, Weiden in der Oberpfalz - 20 December 1977, Munich) was the first female attorney in Germany. [1] Following the enactment of Germany's "Law on the Admission of Women to the Offices and Professions of Justice" on 11 July 1922, Maria Otto was admitted to the bar on 7 December 1922. Until her death in 1977, she worked as a lawyer in Munich. [2]

Since 2010, the German Bar Association awards the Maria Otto award [ de] in her honor to distinguished female lawyers and organizations that have rendered outstanding services to the advancement of female jurists. [3]

References

  1. ^ Sara L., Kimble (July 2016). New Perspectives on European Women's Legal History. Routledge; 1 edition (July 26, 2016). ISBN  9781317577164.
  2. ^ Röwekamp, p. 282[ clarification needed]
  3. ^ Kharraz, Gita (4 May 2022). "Maria-Otto-Preis 2022 geht an Margarete Gräfin von Galen". Beck-Aktuell (in German). Retrieved 2022-05-05.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maria Otto
Born(1892-08-06)August 6, 1892
DiedDecember 20, 1972(1972-12-20) (aged 80)
Alma mater University of Würzburg
Occupationlawyer

Maria Otto (6 August 1892, Weiden in der Oberpfalz - 20 December 1977, Munich) was the first female attorney in Germany. [1] Following the enactment of Germany's "Law on the Admission of Women to the Offices and Professions of Justice" on 11 July 1922, Maria Otto was admitted to the bar on 7 December 1922. Until her death in 1977, she worked as a lawyer in Munich. [2]

Since 2010, the German Bar Association awards the Maria Otto award [ de] in her honor to distinguished female lawyers and organizations that have rendered outstanding services to the advancement of female jurists. [3]

References

  1. ^ Sara L., Kimble (July 2016). New Perspectives on European Women's Legal History. Routledge; 1 edition (July 26, 2016). ISBN  9781317577164.
  2. ^ Röwekamp, p. 282[ clarification needed]
  3. ^ Kharraz, Gita (4 May 2022). "Maria-Otto-Preis 2022 geht an Margarete Gräfin von Galen". Beck-Aktuell (in German). Retrieved 2022-05-05.

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