Retired Maryland state judge Dennis M. Sweeney has an excellent article in the Daily Record about the historical role of women on Maryland juries.
June 1 Marks Anniversary of Having Women on Maryland Juries
In February 1931, when Sara Whitehurst stepped from a specially chartered train in Annapolis with 200 other women from Baltimore, she was optimistic that a long-sought priority of Maryland women’s social, professional and business groups would soon be accomplished...to continue reading go here.