Leonard, Margery B.

Lawyer Margery Chittenden Leonard was born in Aqawam, Mass., the daughter of Carolyn Shirley and Edwin Leonard. She graduated from Brown University (1929) and received her law degree from Boston University (1949). A vice-chair of the National Woman's Party, Leonard testified before Congress concerning the Equal Rights Amendment in 1971, and was instrumental in producing a pamphlet on the ERA that was presented to the Senate. Leonard worked for the John Hancock Company in Boston. She was a member of the bars of Massachusetts and the U.S. Supreme Court.

From the description of Papers, 1929-1990 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122593523