Woman's Law Class of New York University

The offered courses were designed to meet the wants of women who desired familiarity with the law, either for practical purposes in business and the administration of trust estates or for its value in general culture and educational development.

[2] A board of 12 directors administered the affairs of the society,[1] and pledged annual support for a lectureship for several years.

[3] The Woman's Law Class was the first of its kind in the U.S.[4] The first three enrolled students were Mrs. Theodore Sutro, Mrs. Harriet S Barnes and Mrs. Geo.

Upon receipt of this gift, NYU undertook the permanent support of the Woman's Law Class as an important form of university extension work.

The university continued to invite the cooperation of the Woman's Legal Education Society and committed to, in considerable measure, increasing the public's interest in this form of instruction.

The tenth floor of the new building was occupied by the lecture rooms, library and offices of the Women's Law Class.