Pioneering lady lawyer deserved a better legacy

Published: Sept. 28, 2023, 2 p.m.

Had Mary Leonard died in 1890, she'd be remembered as she really was \u2014 a brilliant orator and an inspiration to future Oregon women and attorneys. But fate let her live another 20 years, during which she devolved into a total nut case. (Portland, Multnomah County; 1890s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1205b-mary-leonard-murder-trial-part2.html)