Law and Order: 7 Black Female Lawyers and Judges Who Shaped the Legal Landscape
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Terri Williams
Born in 1908, Jane Matilda Bolin accomplished many firsts in her lifetime. In 1924, at the age of 16, she became one of two black women admitted to Wellesley College. After graduation, she applied to and was accepted by Yale Law School. When she graduated in 1931, she was the first black woman to graduate from Yale’s School of Law. In 1937, she became the first black female hired as Assistant Corporate Counsel for the City of New York. In 1939, New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia swore Bolin in as the first black female judge in the United States.
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