Ruth Whitehead Whaley

Ruth Whitehead Whaley (February 2, 1901 – December 23, 1977) was the third African American woman admitted to practice law in New York in 1925[1] and the first in North Carolina in 1933.[1][2] She was the first Black woman to graduate from Fordham University School of Law, where she graduated cum laude in 1924.[2]

  1. ^ a b Smith, Jr, J. Clay (1993). Emancipation: The Making of the Black Lawyer, 1844-1944. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press. pp. 209, 404–405. ISBN 0812231813.
  2. ^ a b "Ruth W. Whaley, 76, Lawyer and City Aide". The New York Times. December 25, 1977 – via ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times with Index.