Violette Neatley Anderson | |
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| Born | July 16, 1882 London, England |
| Died | December 24, 1937 (aged 55) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Chicago Law School |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Known for | First female African-American law school graduate in the state of Illinois; First African-American woman to practice law at the United States Supreme Court |
| Notable work | Bankhead-Jones Act |
Violette Neatley Anderson (July 16, 1882 – December 24, 1937)[1][2] became the first African-American woman to practice law before the United States Supreme Court on January 29, 1926. She was one of the most prominent advocates of a landmark piece of legislation that helped secure rights and economic mobility for sharecroppers in the South, the Bankhead-Jones Act.
- ^ Lewis, Jason (May 14, 2009). "Violette Neatley: Trailblazer for Women". Los Angeles Sentinel. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
- ^ "Violette Neatly Anderson is the first black woman to practice law before the U.S. Supreme Court". National Women's History Project. Retrieved February 7, 2015.