Armed With A Yale Law Degree, She Became A Woman Of Many Firsts

How many firsts did this woman achieve over the course of her career?

Who was the first African-American woman to graduate from Yale Law School?

Hint: She went on to become the nation’s first African-American woman to serve as a judge just eight years after she graduated, in 1939.

See the answer on the next page.


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