Jeanette Goodman Brill

Jeanette Goodman Brill (1889 – 1964)—judge, lawyer, camp director, community activist, teacher, writer, mother and wife—was Brooklyn’s first woman magistrate and the second woman magistrate appointed in New York City.

Institution: Jane Nusbaum.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Jeanette Goodman Brill." (Viewed on December 3, 2024) <https://jwa.org/media/brill-janette-still-image>.