First Women Drawn For Jury Duty

MORAVEC, FRANCOIS

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 2/2/2011 at 10:48:50

Maquoketa Excelsior-Record, December 14, 1920

FIRST WOMEN DRAWN FOR JURY DUTY
First Drawing Since Women Suffrage

The new order of things is getting started over at the court house and women voters are being drawn for the jury service, along with the men. The names of the voters of Jackson County were placed in the box for drawing last month and this means the names of the men and women alike. Saturday, those in authority made the drawing and the result was that two ladies were drawn on the petit jury, but none succeeded in alighting on the grand jury.

The two ladies who were fortunate-or rather unfortunate-enough to be drawn for jury service are Mrs. A. H. Moravec of Fulton and Mrs. Edith Francois of this city. This is going to revolutionize to a certain degree the jury work, and we’re guessing the ladies will be a splendid addition to capabilities shown in deciding on cases coming before them.