Mary Stewart Howarth-Hewitt: A Trailblazers in Law
Mary Stewart Howarth-Hewitt was an alumna of Stetson Law and was the first woman in Florida to attend law school and earn a degree. She was admitted by the Florida Supreme Court to practice on June 20, 1908. She supported Stetson throughout her life and taught constitutional law at the school on a part-time basis. Learn more about her and other women trailblazers in law on the Women’s History Month webpage: https://www.stetson.edu/law/campus-life/womenshistorymonth.php