NEWS: First Woman's Jury In KY - 1921 - Whitley Co, KY Date: Monday, July 14, 2003 12:47 PM Submitted by Mary Lou Hudson *************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. *************************************************************************** Middlesboro Daily News, Middlesboro, KY Jan. 31, 1921 First Woman's Jury In Kentucky Fines A Woman For Bad Conduct Jellico, Ky., Jan. 31 -- A woman was arraigned before Judge Stewart here for disorderly conduct and was fined $50. She was tried before a jury composed entirely of women, which is thought to be the first ever trying a case in the state.