Interviewer
Pauline Dow
Project
Women Attorneys of El Paso
Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee
Attorney, El Paso
Summary of Interview
College years in Chicago, her move to Texas in 1946 and the problems encountered trying to find a job as a lawyer. She started her family law practice in 1967 and explains why she has more female clients than male. She recounts how her membership in the all-male El Paso Bar Association depended on her agreeing not to attend the annual dinner meeting where off-color skits were traditional. She tells about her political career, discrimination against women attorneys, and the founding of the Women's Ba r .
Date of Interview
11-26-1984
Length of Interview
45 minutes
Tape Number
No. 739
Transcript Number
No. 739
Length of Transcript
30 pages
Interview Number
No. 739
Terms of Use
Unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Interview with Ruth Kern by Pauline Dow, 1984, "Interview no. 739," Institute of Oral History, University of Texas at El Paso.
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