Lizzie Dorman Fyler

Eliza "Lizzie" A. Dorman Fyler  (March 11, 1850 – November 11, 1885) formed the first Arkansas Woman Suffrage Association in 1881. Although she was disallowed from passing the bar due to her gender, Fourth Circuit judge J. M. Pittman allowed Fyler to practice law in his court.

Early life
Eliza Dorman was born to parents Dr. Uriah Dorman and Eliza Alma Dormanon on March 11, 1850, in Massachusetts.

Career
Fyler moved to Arkansas in 1880, and applied for admission to the Bar to practice law. Although she was originally denied, Fourth Circuit judge J. M. Pittman allowed Fyler to practice law in his court due to a loophole in the constitutional provision. The next year, Fyler formed and became president of the first Arkansas Woman Suffrage Association in Eureka Springs. A major part of her advocacy was encouraging woman to vote, as this was seen as "unwomanly."

In 1884, she traveled to Washington, D. C, to attend the annual convention of the National American Woman Suffrage Association.  However, by 1885 the Arkansas Woman Suffrage Association was dissolved and Fyler died.

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