Harriet Bouslog

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Harriet Bouslog, (1912 - 1998), one of the first woman attorneys in Hawai'i, Bouslog became lawyer for the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (IlWU), successfully defending 400 plantation workers who'd been arrested while on strike and charged with violating a century-old law against unlawful assembly.

In the communist hysteria of the early '50s, Bouslog represented the "Hawaii Seven," including ILWU head Jack Wayne Hall, accused of conspiring to overthrow the government.

Bouslog helped John Palakiko and James Majors win their court case. They were young locals sentenced to death in 1950. She is credited with helping to abolish capital punishment in Hawai'i.

External Links

Harriet Bouslog -- Lawyer, Risk Taker, and Champion of the Underdog (PBS Hawai'i)
Gordon, Mike. Harriet Bouslog Honolulu Advertiser, July 2, 2006.

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