Lila Fenwick | |
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| Born | 24 May 1932  Manhattan |
| Died | 4 April 2020 (aged 87) Manhattan |
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| Occupation | Lawyer, human rights defender |
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Lila Althea Fenwick (May 24, 1932 – April 4, 2020) was an American lawyer, human rights advocate, and United Nations official. She was the first black woman to graduate from Harvard Law School.[1][2][3]
- ^ Griffin, Kelsey J. (April 21, 2020). "Lila Fenwick, First Black Female Graduate of Harvard Law School, Dies at 87". Harvard Crimson. Archived from the original on April 24, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ "200 years of race at HLS". The Harvard Law Record. February 19, 2003. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^ Coquillette, Daniel R. On the battlefield of merit : Harvard Law School, the first century. Kimball, Bruce A., 1951–. Cambridge, Massachusetts. ISBN 978-0-674-08906-8. OCLC 925305783.