She was born in a log cabin in Centerville Township, Leelanau County, Michigan, in 1891.
In 1926, news accounts cited her as the first woman attorney in the nation's history to successfully defend a murder case.
The client was convicted of Bank Robbery as the get away driver but not murder for shooting the guard.
[2] 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.
Possession of this land base helped the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Ojibwe) achieve federal recognition in 1980.