▁the ▁Verm ont ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁ ▁Cons uel o ▁Ba iley ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁Fair field ▁and ▁attended ▁elementary ▁school ▁in ▁Sh eld on ▁and ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁St . ▁Alb ans . ▁ ▁She ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Verm ont ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Philosoph y ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁ ▁While ▁att ending ▁college , ▁she ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Ph i ▁B eta ▁K appa ▁academic ▁honor ▁society . ▁ ▁Ba iley ▁taught ▁school ▁in ▁Sh el bur ne ▁for ▁a ▁year , ▁then ▁decided ▁on ▁a ▁legal ▁career . ▁ ▁Ba iley ▁attended ▁Boston ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Law , ▁from ▁which ▁she ▁received ▁her ▁LL . B . ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁law ▁school , ▁she ▁was ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁deb ating ▁team ▁and ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁editor ial ▁staff ▁of ▁The ▁Br ief , ▁the ▁school ' s ▁professional ▁journal . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Verm ont ▁Bar ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁ ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁Bur ling ton ' s ▁Grand ▁Jur or , ▁the ▁pro sec utor ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁court , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁Ba iley ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁be ▁admitted ▁to ▁practice ▁before ▁the ▁Verm ont ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁and ▁ran ▁for ▁State ' s ▁Att orney ▁of ▁Ch itt enden ▁County . ▁Ba iley ▁was ▁then ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Verm ont ▁Senate ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0