Pearl M. Hart

This article is about the attorney. For the Canadian-born outlaw, see Pearl Hart.
Pearl M. Hart
Pearl M. Hart
Born
Pearl Minnie Harchovsky

(1890-04-07)April 7, 1890
Traverse City, Michigan
DiedMarch 22, 1975(1975-03-22) (aged 84)
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
OccupationAttorney
Political partyProgressive Party
PartnerValerie Taylor (1963–1975)

Pearl Minnie Hart (born Harchovsky; April 7, 1890 – March 22, 1975) was a Chicago attorney who defended oppressed minority groups. Hart was the first woman in Chicago to be appointed Public Defender in the Morals Court. She represented children, women, immigrants, lesbians, and gay men, often without fee or for a nominal fee. She attended the John Marshall Law School and was admitted to the Illinois State Bar in 1914.

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