Emma Fall Schofield was, along with Sadie Lipner Shulman, the first female judge in Massachusetts.
[2] She studied across the United States, Europe, and Africa to write her doctoral dissertation on juvenile delinquency.
[2] As World War I was raging at the time, their ship had to take precautionary measures to avoid German u-boats.
Scholfield and their baby instead went from Java to Singapore and then Durban, South Africa on a Japanese cargo ship.
"[2][4] In 1932, Schofield addressed the Zonta club in Binghamton and the Southern New York chapter of the American Association of University Women.
[2] She advocated for women to play a full role in society, pursuing careers and taking part in government.
[2] When her parents would not let her join their firm, she set up a private practice and authored articles for legal journals.
[2] In 1922, Governor Channing H. Cox appointed Scholfield as the first female member of the Industrial Accident Board.
[2][1][5][4] She was appointed by Governor Frank G. Allen as the first female judge in New England in 1930 simultaneously with Shulman.
[2] In October 1931, Schofield began teaching a course at Portia Law School and presided over a mock trial on February 26, 1932.
[2][6][5] She joined the faculty in 1932 and, in addition to mock court, taught courses in deeds, mortgages and easements, and examination of land titles.
[2] As an author, Schofield penned three books describing her family and life in Malden: Arsenic in the Beans and Other Fantastic Adventures of an Absent-Minded Professor, Delightful yesterdays, and Anna Christy Fall – My Remarkable Mother.
[2][4] The family settled in Malden and, for the first two years of Albert Jr.'s life, Schofield dedicated herself to taking care of her children.
[2] Later in life, Schofield would receive honorary degrees from Curry College and Portia Law School.