Journal of Interdisciplinary Feminist Thought
Disciplines
Courts | Judges | Law and Gender | Legal Biography | Women's Studies
Abstract
This essay discusses the professional and personal life of Florence Kerins Murray (1916-2004), a senator and judge, whose career had a profound effect onRhode Islandgovernment, public service, and the judiciary. The author uses twenty oral history interviews conducted by the author from 2007-12 with men and women working in the courts, in state and local governments, in public service organizations, and in the media. The research was funded by a scholar grant from the Rhode Island Council on the Humanities.
Recommended Citation
Desrosiers, Marian M. Ph.D.
(2013)
"Justice Florence Kerins Murray: The Legacy of a Pioneer in the Rhode Island Courts,"
Journal of Interdisciplinary Feminist Thought: Vol. 7:
Iss.
1, Article 4.
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https://digitalcommons.salve.edu/jift/vol7/iss1/4
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