Fanny Hallock Carpenter

She was born as Fanny Hallock in Rainbow, Connecticut in 1854.^[1] Her father Thomas Henderson was a Congregational minister.^[1][2]

She was educated at Mills College in California.^[3] Hallock married Philip Carpenter on September 3, 1880,^[2] then trained to become a lawyer after her marriage. She graduated from the New York University Law School in 1896.

She became the first woman to win a case before the New York Court of Appeals.^[3] In 1902, she testified at a Congressional hearing at the United States House of Representatives that was considering a proposal to adopt a constitutional amendment against polygamy.^[4]

In 1896, Carpenter joined the American women's club Sorosis, then became president of the organisation in 1907.^[1] She was also elected president of the New York State Federation of Women's Clubs in 1909.^[5]

She died in 1939.^{[citation needed]}