- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE5670
Doherty, Auvergne
- Alternative birth name Doherty, Mary Auvergne
- Born 3 October 1896, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Died 3 January 1961, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Occupation Barrister, Farmer, Lawyer, Solicitor
Summary
Auvergne Doherty, from Western Australia, was one of the first nine women admitted as barristers in England. She was admitted to Middle Temple in 1920 and called in 1922. Doherty did not practise and returned to Australia where she became the manager of a cattle station; her father was a wool broker.
Published resources
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Newspaper Article
- Miss Auvergne Doherty, 1923, http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/44763667
- Resource Section
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Site Exhibition
- Australian Women Lawyers as Active Citizens, http://www.womenaustralia.info/lawyers/biogs/AWE5670b.htm