| Florence King | |
|---|---|
 Florence King, from a 1920 publication | |
| Born | (1870-06-22)June 22, 1870 Hudson, Iowa |
| Died | June 20, 1924(1924-06-20) (aged 53) Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Florence Embrey |
| Occupation | Patent attorney |
| Years active | 1897-1924 |
Florence King (June 22, 1870 – June 20, 1924) was the first female patent attorney in America.
Early life and education
King earned a B.A. from Mount Morris College in 1891 and a law degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1895.
Career
King became the first woman registered to practice before the U.S. Patent Office in 1897, became the first woman to argue a patent case before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1922, and became the first woman to win a case before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1923 (Crown v. Nye).
She also worked as a consulting engineer in machine design and construction, having attended Armour Institute of Technology for three years.
She founded and served as president of the Women's Association of Commerce of Chicago and the Woman's Association of Commerce of the United States. She also organized the Woman's Alaska Gold Club.
She lived in Edison Park, Chicago. She died of breast cancer.
References
- "Manchester University Archives and Brethren Historical Collection". Manchester.edu. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
- Largent, Craig (2004). "Florence King: First Woman Patent Attorney" (PDF). Stanford Law School.
- ^ "Biographical Search | Women's Legal History". Wlh.law.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
- ^ Sybil E. Hatch (1 January 2006). Changing Our World: True Stories of Women Engineers. ASCE Publications. pp. 204–. ISBN 978-0-7844-0835-3.
- The American Contractor. F. W. Dodge Corporation. 1920. pp. 4–.
- The Business Philosopher: The Magazine of Practical Business Building. Science Press. 1918. pp. 10–.
- "Success of a Woman Patent Attorney". Los Angeles Herald. January 14, 1906.
- Mount Morris College alumni
- American patent attorneys
- 1870 births
- 1924 deaths
- 19th-century American engineers
- 20th-century American engineers
- Deaths from breast cancer in Illinois
- Chicago-Kent College of Law alumni
- Engineers from Alaska
- 19th-century American women engineers
- 20th-century American women engineers
- 19th-century American lawyers
- 20th-century American lawyers
- 20th-century American women lawyers
- 19th-century American women lawyers