Reading Room Document
Request for consideration of a suggestion that the President issue a proclamation celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first woman to be admitted to practice law in the United States
The document is a response to a request for consideration of a suggestion to issue a proclamation celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first woman to be admitted to practice law in the United States. It discusses the process of issuing proclamations and the President's powers to issue them without a Congressional request. The conclusion reached is that the decision to issue a proclamation for this event is a question of policy, and the Assistant Attorney General has no objection to it if it is deemed desirable. The document also includes a letter from Mrs. Abernathy enclosing her suggestion.
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