Nov 3/ Indianapolis: "My Place is in the Voting Booth: Hoosier Suffragette Helen M. Gougar"

Helen M. Gougar Watch the ARCHIVED November 3, 2009 3:00 pm event Real Media: Windows Media: My Place is in the Voting Booth: Hoosier Suffragette Helen M. Goug The Indiana Supreme Court will hold a free CLE event, "My Place is in the Voting Booth: Hoosier Suffragette Helen M. Gougar," on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 from 3:00 - 4:30 pm. This is a free CLE event sponsored by the Indiana Supreme Court Legal History Lecture Series with support from the Indiana Commission for Continuing Legal Education. It has been assigned course number 125330 for 1.5 hours. Registration will be completed at the door. About the Event This lecture will highlight the work of Helen M. (Jackson) Gougar of Lafayette, Indiana. In 1897, Gougar became one of the first women to argue in front of the Indiana Supreme Court. The case, Gougar v. Timberlake, focused on the failure of the Tippecanoe County election board to allow Gougar to vote in an 1894 local election. In January 1895, Gougar was admitted to the bar in Tippecanoe County (the first woman to do so) and represented herself that same afternoon. MORE INFORMATION: http://www.in.gov/judiciary/citc/cle/gougar For More Information, Contact: The Indiana Supreme Court Phone: 317-232-2550 Email: shachey@courts.state.in.us Seating is limited to the first 150 reservations.  CLE credit is free and registration with attorney number is at the door.