Rose Falls Bres (1869-November 14, 1927)[1] was an American lawyer and author.
Bres was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the daughter of Isaac W. Falls and Rosetta Falls. As a teenager, she lived in Paducah, Kentucky, where she later read law and worked for a newspaper. She was admitted to the bar in Kentucky around 1889.
Bres died in St. Joseph's Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida following an operation.[2]
References
edit- ^ Brown, Dorothy H. (1979). "Rose Falls Bres". In Mainiero, Lina (ed.). American Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide from Colonial Times to the Present. Vol. 1. New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co. pp. 227–8.
- ^ "MRS. ROSE FALLS BRES.: National President of Women Lawyers Association Dies in South". New York Times. 15 Nov 1927. p. 29.
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