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Title
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Lawyer Hopes 'Firsts' Aren't 'Lasts' for Blacks
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Description
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File containing a photo and biographical article about Mrs. Leona Pouncey Thurman, or Leona Thurman, "the first black woman to be admitted to the bar in Jackson County and to practice the profession in Kansas City," with offices in her own building at 1505 East 18th Street.
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Date
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1975-02-15
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Women Lawyers In and Around Kansas City
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Description
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Article profiles four Kansas City area women lawyers: Mary Tiera Farrow, Leona H. Pouncey Thurman, Mary Elizabeth Lease and Lyda Conley. Photograph of Tiera Farrow only.
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Date
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2005-03
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Object Type
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Newsletter Article
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Title
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Law Legacy
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Description
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Photos and biographical article about Leona Pouncey Thurman, or Leona Thurman, "the first Black woman to practice law in Kansas City," starting as a legal secretary in the Pouncey Building (later owned by her) on 18th Street in 1931.
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Date
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1982-12
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Kansas City Women of Independent Minds
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Description
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Photo and bio of Leona Pouncey Thurman, or Leona Thurman (1911-1985), "the first black woman to practice law in Kansas City." Native of Arkansas coming to Kansas City in 1931 as a legal secretary before becoming a lawyer herself in 1949, "chairman of the women's division of the World's Peace Through Law Center," and leader in the revitalization effort in the 18th and Vine District with offices at 1505 East 18th Street.
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Date
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1992
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Object Type
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Book
