Brief Life History of Anthony William
When Anthony William Donkersloot was born on 31 July 1890, in Oude Tonge, South Holland, Netherlands, his father, Willem Donkersloot, was 31 and his mother, Cathalijntje Zweerus, was 30. He had at least 1 son and 2 daughters with Elizabeth Harrison. He registered for military service in 1917.
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- William Donkersloot, "United States Census, 1940"
- Anthony Donkersloot, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Anthony Donkersloot, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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1894
Mary Philbrook was the first woman in New Jersey to become a lawyer. She had applied for admission to the New Jersey Bar in 1894, but was rejected because the New Jersey Court stated that women were not vested with any right to be attorneys. Mary lobbied with the Jersey City Woman's Club for an update to the law, which was passed in 1895 and allowed women to become lawyers. Mary Philbrook was the first woman to be admitted after the law change.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1922
Dutch women get the vote.
Name Meaning
The usual English form of the old Roman family name Antonius, which is of uncertain (probably Etruscan) origin. The spelling with -th- (not normally reflected in the pronunciation) represents a learned but erroneous attempt to associate it with Greek anthos ‘flower’. In the post-classical period it was a common name, borne by various early saints, most notably a 3rd-century Egyptian hermit monk, who is regarded as the founder of Christian monasticism.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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