Miss Kate L. Pier of Milwaukee, Wis., argues a case before Supreme Court at Madison, Wis. [more]

One afternoon recently Miss Kate L. Pier, who practices law in Milwaukee, argued a case before the Supreme Court, at Madison, Wis. She was the fist who ever appeared in such a capacity before that august body. She made a strong and logical representation and was accorded the most respectful attention. The lady’s opponent was Tho. J. Sutton of Columbus, who was very deferential in his references to the opposing counsel. Miss Pier was attired in black silk and a rich diamond sparkled form her finger. She is a beautiful girl, a little over twenty years of age, a brunette, with bewitching eyes and very heavy lashes, but her striking feather is her splendid black hair, which falls nearly to the floor in a massive braid. Her mother and she graduated together from the law department of the Wisconsin University a year a go and both now practice at Milwaukee.

Reprinted from National Police Gazette, October 5, 1889.