Pearl M. Hart

Pearl M. Hart

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1890 - 1975

Occupation

Law

Description

Attorney noted for her work in the LGBTQ community, and other dis-advantaged communities (immigrants, children). The first woman in Chicago to be appointed Public Defender in the Morals Court. Inducted posthumously into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame (1992).

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.glhalloffame.org/index.pl?todo=view_item&item=19
• http://www.chicagotribute.org/Markers/Hart.htm

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