Violette Neatley Anderson became the first black female attorney admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. Anderson was born on July 16, 1882, in London, England to Richard and Marie Neatley. The family later immigrated to the United States and settled in Chicago, Illinois. Anderson graduated from a Chicago high school in 1899. She later […]
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