Judith Ellen Foster

Judith Ellen Foster
"A Woman of the Century"
Born	Judith Ellen Horton (1840-11-03)November 3, 1840 Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	August 11, 1910(1910-08-11) (aged 69) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Oak Hill Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S.
Education	Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, Lima, New York
Occupation	lawyer
Known for	first woman in Iowa who was actually engaged in practice
Spouse	Addison Avery Jr. (1837–1913)

Judith Ellen Horton Foster (November 3, 1840 – August 11, 1910) was an American lecturer, temperance worker, suffragist, and lawyer. She is thought to be the first woman in Iowa who was actually engaged in practice and the fourth woman admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Iowa. In her time she was known as "The Iowa Lawyer".^{[citation needed]}