Emelia Christine Schaub
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Emelia Christine Schaub was Michigan
's first elected woman prosecutor, the first woman in the United States to successfully defend a murder trial, and a protector of "the rights and tribal existence of native Americans in northwest Michigan".
Born in a log cabin in Centerville Township, Leelanau County, Michigan
in 1891, Emelia Schaub, Michigan’s first woman to be elected and to serve as county prosecutor.
A 6-ton granite boulder outside the county building in Leland bears her name.
She achieved great distinction as a lawyer and citizen. She was the first woman from Leelanau County to practice law in Michigan.
Schaub was the daughter of Provemont pioneers Simon and Freida Schaub, she attended St. Mary School.
She became the first Leelanau County woman to practice law upon her graduation from Detroit College of Law in 1924. Later earning a masters of Law degree from the University of Detroit. In 1926, news accounts cited her as the first woman attorney in the nations history to successfully defend a murder case.
Miss Schaub was elected to the first of six terms as Leelanau county prosecutor in 1936 to the first of five 2-year terms, followed by a sixth term from 1952-54. While in that office she arranged for the return of Ottawa and Chippewa lands from the state to Leelanau County, creating a de facto reservation. For her efforts, she was made an honorary member of the tribe in 1942. Possession of this land base helped the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Ojibwe (Chippewa) Indians achieve federal recognition in 1980.
Long active in her profession and community, she served as secretary and treasurer of the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan and helped found both the Leelanau Foundation and the Leelanau Historic Society.
Emelia Schaub was elected to the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame in 1990 and was named a champion of justice of the state bar of Michigan the following year.
At the time of her death in April 1995, Schaub, at 103, was the oldest living alumna of the
University of Detroit, having received her master’s degree from the school in 1930.
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
's first elected woman prosecutor, the first woman in the United States to successfully defend a murder trial, and a protector of "the rights and tribal existence of native Americans in northwest Michigan".
Born in a log cabin in Centerville Township, Leelanau County, Michigan
Leelanau County, Michigan
-History:The county's name is said to be a Native American word meaning "delight of life", but it is a neologism made up by Indian agent and ethnographer Henry Schoolcraft, who sometimes gave the name "Leelinau" to Native American women in his tales. He created many faux Indian place names in...
in 1891, Emelia Schaub, Michigan’s first woman to be elected and to serve as county prosecutor.
A 6-ton granite boulder outside the county building in Leland bears her name.
She achieved great distinction as a lawyer and citizen. She was the first woman from Leelanau County to practice law in Michigan.
Schaub was the daughter of Provemont pioneers Simon and Freida Schaub, she attended St. Mary School.
She became the first Leelanau County woman to practice law upon her graduation from Detroit College of Law in 1924. Later earning a masters of Law degree from the University of Detroit. In 1926, news accounts cited her as the first woman attorney in the nations history to successfully defend a murder case.
Miss Schaub was elected to the first of six terms as Leelanau county prosecutor in 1936 to the first of five 2-year terms, followed by a sixth term from 1952-54. While in that office she arranged for the return of Ottawa and Chippewa lands from the state to Leelanau County, creating a de facto reservation. For her efforts, she was made an honorary member of the tribe in 1942. Possession of this land base helped the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Ojibwe (Chippewa) Indians achieve federal recognition in 1980.
Long active in her profession and community, she served as secretary and treasurer of the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan and helped found both the Leelanau Foundation and the Leelanau Historic Society.
Emelia Schaub was elected to the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame in 1990 and was named a champion of justice of the state bar of Michigan the following year.
At the time of her death in April 1995, Schaub, at 103, was the oldest living alumna of the
University of Detroit, having received her master’s degree from the school in 1930.
See also
- Michigan Women's Hall of FameMichigan Women's Hall of FameThe Michigan Women's Hall of Fame honors distinguished women, both historical and contemporary, who have been associated with the U.S. state of Michigan. It is housed in the Michigan Women's Historical Center and Hall of Fame building, located at 213 W. Malcolm X St. in downtown Lansing, Michigan...
- State Bar of MichiganState Bar of MichiganThe State Bar of Michigan is an organization of lawyers in the State of Michigan. Membership is mandatory for attorneys who practice law in the state of Michigan...