Louise Day Hicks - Early Life

Early Life

She was the daughter of William and Anna (née McCarron) Day. Her father was a lawyer and an influential judge in Boston; he inspired her to become a lawyer at a time when female lawyers were rare. Her mother died when she was 14. In 1942, she married John Hicks, an engineer, and they had two sons, John and William.

After her father's death in 1950, Hicks resolved to follow in his footsteps. By 1955, she had earned a law degree from Boston University. She opened a law office — Hicks and Day — with her brother John.

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