Personal and Professional Life : Women in the Law
Introduction: Throughout her political career, CNB achieved many things. One included increasing awareness about prejudice against women in politics. Her triumphs are demonstrated through her speech “Women In The Law,” which she presented at an event held by the American Bar Association (ABA) in Philadelphia in 1955. Her goal was to change the perception of women from weak and unassertive to strong and powerful. CNB succeeded by working persistently to overcome obstacles put in place against women by society.
CNB presented this 1955 speech, "Women in the Law," at the ABA meeting. It discuss problems that women faced in their political careers. She claimed that although women in the United States had overcome many obstacles, there were still many barriers blocking them from the ultimate goal of equality and liberty.
1955 Letter TRANSCRIPT
Chief Judge Bolitha J. Laws wrote this 1955 letter to CNB to thank her for attending the event held by the American Bar Association. CNB's contributions to the event had a great impact on its audience, because of her attempts to change the country's perception of women.
1955 Letter TRANSCRIPT
Just before the American Bar Association event, Burnita Shelton Matthews wrote this letter to CNB to discuss what topics they both were going to present while in Philadelphia.
1955 Letter TRANSCRIPT
This 1955 letter from Susanne P. Shallna demonstrates that CNB was able to balance both her family and social life with her political career.
1955 Letter TRANSCRIPT
This 1955 letter from Susanne P. Shallna demonstrates that CNB was able to balance both her family and social life with her political career.
In 1955, a board member from the National Association of Women Lawyers wrote to CNB regarding her address to the American Bar Association in Philadelphia, stating that she would pull up any information she could find about the history of women lawyers. She also mentioned that she and the rest of the board would like CNB to be the speaker at one of the association's events.
In this letter, Diana J. Auger praises Mrs. Bailey and asks her to present a speech to the National Association of Women Lawyers.
Undated List TRANSCRIPT
This list contains all the women lawyers admitted to the Bar of Vermont until 1953. CNB was the seventh women to be admitted.
In this letter, Mrs. Arthur Littleton calls CNB a "distinguished guest" and mentions that she can arrange for her to be escorted to her hotel and various events.
This booklet contains information regarding the history of the Insurance Company of North America and the menu for the luncheon held for the American Bar Association. CNB gave her speech "Women In The Law" and presented problems regarding obstacles against women in the United States.
This is a program that was written for the 1955 American Bar Association event that focused on improving court procedures. Out of the four people invited to present, CNB was the only woman.