Louise Irwin Brinton writings and memorial , 1969, 1996

Photocopies of her typed autobiography with notes and short stories. Louise Irwin was born in 1915 and graduated from Smith College in 1938. She taught briefly at Germantown Friends School and then attended University of Virginia Law School, one of three women in a class of 300. She graduated in 1943 and served as lead counsel to Secretary of Welfare, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. She married Willim F.Brinton in 1949, raised five children, and worked part-time as a legal research assistant for various Pennsylvania commissions. She was active in Quaker organizations, especially regarding racial concerns, Yearly Meeting committees, and the League of Women Voters. Memorial written by her son Christopher Brinton.