It was also an opportunity for women to express their beliefs
indirectly. If I recall correctly, these same female "jury" also
refused to testify what the officials wanted to hear and thus expressed
that they "would not want to be pushed around."
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From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history
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Just to add a footnote to this discussion. VA didn't get around to
ratifying the Nineteenth Amendment, protecting women's suffrage, until
1952.
Jim Hershman
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From: David Kiracofe <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Saturday, July 22, 2006 3:29 pm
Subject: Re: Women Jurors in VA
> I am reminded by the recent pardon of the convicted witch, Grace
> Sherwood of Princess Anne County, that in the course of her trial, she
> was examined for the "marks of the devil" by a jury of women. This
> usage of jury refers to the earlier function of juries as determiners
> of fact, but obviously also served the purposes of modesty.
>
> David Kiracofe
>
> David Kiracofe
> History
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> A bill that passed the General Assembly on 15 March 1950 allowed
> Virginia women to serve on juries for the first time; a bill that
> passedin 1952 allowed Virignia women to serve on grand juries for the
> first time.
>
> I presume, but do not recall for certain, that each law went into
> effecton the ensuing 1 July.
>
> (Here: insert Ides of March joke.)
>
> Brent Tarter
> The Library of Virginia
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2006 8:31 PM
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> Subject: Women Jurors in VA
>
> Dear Listers,
>
> Could one of you wonderful historians or legal beagles give me the
> datewhen women became eligible to serve on juries in VA?
>
> Thanks - Judith Bailey Gabor
>
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