Mary Stella Cota-Robles Explained
Mary Stella Rosenberg Cota-Robles (1915–1989) was Arizona’s first Hispanic American female lawyer.[1] [2]
She was born in Tubac, Arizona in 1915.[3] [4] In 1940, Cota-Robles became the first Hispanic female admitted to practice law in Arizona. Cota-Robles worked as a Deputy County Attorney during the 1950s and a defense attorney during the 1960s.[5] [6] She was married to Mario Cota-Robles, Esq. and they eventually opened a law office in Tucson, Arizona.[7] [8] She died in 1989 in Tucson, Arizona.
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Notes and References
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- Web site: Arizona Trailblazers: Honoring 100 Women and Minority Lawyers. Ryan. Michael D.. November 2000. Arizona Attorney.
- Web site: FROM THE EDITOR: Tubac ready to make history. Green Valley News. 4 April 2015 . en. 2019-09-04.
- Book: Martin, Patricia Preciado . Beloved Land: An Oral History of Mexican Americans in Southern Arizona . 2016-05-26 . University of Arizona Press . 9780816534364 . en . Patricia Preciado Martin.
- Web site: New Trial Asked, Man Charges Police Frame. June 25, 1968. Tucson Daily Citizen. en. 2019-09-04.
- Web site: JP Came Here To Die, But Gained Love, Life. June 5, 1964. Tucson Daily Citizen. en. 2019-09-04.
- Book: The California Legal Directory. 1975. Legal Directories Publishing Company. en.
- Book: Annual report to the Ford Foundation. 1968. MALDEF. en.
