We’d like to start off March — Women’s History month — with an appreciation of Kate Stoneman, the first woman to practice law in New York. Kate Stoneman, from a farming family in upstate New York , graduated New York Normal College and taught for forty years…. And Kate was an instrumental member […]
The term polymath is rarely used — as it seldom truly applies to an individual’s breadth of talent & abilities…..
Oxford English Dictionary — ultimate authority for definitions – available electronically to NYLI members…
But polymath is the exact word for capturing the many talents of Arturo Schomburg….
Writer, Historian, Curator, & Activist…..
Arthur A. Schomburg: 1904 […]
General… President (our Country’s first)… George Washington’s reputation often resides in his role in the American Revolution…As his eulogist famously noted, Washington was “first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen”
Military Costume of the Revolution… one of NYPL’s many public domain images of G.W.
Washington’s leadership was a […]
Obviously, Abraham Lincoln is immediately identified as a U.S. President….
The Posey Building of Shawneetown, Illinois, in which Abraham Lincoln and Robert Ingersoll had law offices ; photo circa 1937 & courtesy of NYPL
But it could easily be argued that Lincoln is the still the best lawyer who ever became President….Lincoln is […]
It’s Mardi Gras time here at The New York Law Institute….
And our very own Krewe — John Anthon, F.B. Cutting and James T. Brady are getting into the New Orleans spirit of things…
But before you get your carnival on and are too deeply involved with beads, parades and King Cake…. you might want to […]
Regina Anderson Andrews was a true Renaissance woman — a writer, salon doyenne and librarian.And, she was instrumental in the rebirth of interest in African-American culture… that has become known as the Harlem Renaissance….
Available @ NYLI as an eBook!
Celebrate the life of Regina Andrews Anderson — by learning more about her life by exploring […]
Not sure what Staten Island Chuck or his more famous cousin Punxsutawney Phil will be accurate in their prognostications….
Arctomys monax, Maryland Marmot, Woodchuck, Groundhog. Natural size. Old & young. NYPL Public Domain Image.
But I’m sure as my own shadow that you’ll find these NYLI Animal Law resources useful…..
All three available as eBooks […]
Check out my “Member Chat” with Rachael Moller — Expert Librarian & COMPETIVE Bridge Player…
Yet another example of a fascinating librarian…
Click here to read my Law Lines Chat with Rachael Moller!
Now that Britbox has made its hit series about my own favorite movie star, maybe it’s time to blog about a central legal aspect of Mr. Leach’s/Grant’s life. Archibald Leach became Cary Grant as an adult, forging a new identity that began with legally changing his name.
“Mr. Lucky” anyone? Cary Grant’s 1940s […]
This Martin Luther King Day… remember him by learning more about the Civil Rights Act (1964)….
LBJ signs the 1964 Civil Rights Act… while MLK Jr. looks on….
Martin Luther King Jr’s life was dedicated to ensuring Civil Rights. For more on the passage of the 1964 Act, check out this source…..
Congressional Research Service […]
