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1872 - Charlotte Ray Becomes First African American Woman Lawyer in the U.S.

Charlotte E. Ray graduated from Howard University School of Law, becoming the first African American woman to earn a law degree in the United States. Admitted to the D.C. Bar the same year, Ray was also the first woman admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Her achievement broke both racial and gender barriers in the legal profession.

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