Laura de Force Gordon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Laura de Force Gordon

American activist and lawyer

Date of Birth: 17-Aug-1838

Place of Birth: Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 05-Apr-1907

Profession: lawyer, suffragette

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Laura de Force Gordon (née Laura de Force; August 17, 1838 – April 5, 1907) was a California lawyer, newspaper publisher, and a prominent suffragette.
She was the first woman to run a daily newspaper in the United States (the Stockton Daily Leader, 1874), and the second female lawyer admitted to practice in California. As an activist, Gordon was a key proponent of the Woman Lawyer's Bill, which allowed women to practice law in California.
She also pushed for the inclusion of a section in the California Constitution that prohibited the state from barring women from practicing any profession.