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A cropped version of this photo is in the Evening Capital News., Boise, Idaho, December 17, 1919: SHE'S THE FIRST WOMAN LAWYER IN ITALY Signora Elisa Orsi Comani is the first woman lawyer In Italy to ever plead before a court. She defended before a military tribunal Corporal Giuseppe Francinella, who was accused of cowardice during the war. After a splendid defense by Signora Comani, the court acquitted her client to the cheers of the spectators. The woman lawyer here In America is no longer an uncommon thing. Almost every city has its quota, of Portias and many of the better law schools are opening their doors to women now. America Is not the only country, however, to admit women to the bar. At present there are women taking up law as a profession In practically every country In the world. Italy is one of the most recent countries to boast of a woman lawyer. Signora Elisa Orsl Comani is the first woman lawyer In Italy to ever plead before a court. She defended before a military tribunal Corporal Giuseppe Francinella, who was accused of cowardice during the war. After a splendid defense by Signora Comani, the court acquitted her client to the cheers of the spectators. Signora Comani is far from the mannish type we see so much In America. She is a slender little dark-eyed person, full of fire and enthusiasm and it is certain that her pleading must be powerful and brilliant." chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88056024/1919-12-17/ed-...

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I came across this quite unexpectedly and feel so delighted. I am the 84 year old daughter of Sydwell Martin and felt he would be so pleased to know his picture is being shown on the internet. Is there is some[one out there who could tell me how and why my father's information has surfaced I would be so pleased. Cynthia.martin@rogers.com .

According to www.nytimes.com/1929/12/23/archives/gilbert-e-roe-lawyer-... "GILBERT E. ROE, LAWYER, DIES AT 64; Was Law Partner of the Late Senator La Follette in His Early Days. Aided him for President." See also prabook.com/web/gilbert_ernstein.roe/1073632

Thanks swanq, we'll add his first name to the catalog record, and I'll see if we can make it clear Roe is the man on the left, and LaFollette Jr. is on the right. We have a few other photos of Mr. Roe at www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=gilbert%20roe. A couple have the wrong middle initial so I'll ask to have that fixed.

Gilbert Ernstein Roe (1865-1929) www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55720779

There are two other versions of this image at the LOC with no date unfortunately. www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2014717602/ and www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2014717603/

Thanks for pointing out the other two records Dean Z. This one has a date which appears to be 8/19/24. We can add that to the similar images.