Blanche E. Braxton

Blanche E. Braxton was the first African American female lawyer in Massachusetts.[1]

Braxton was graduated from Portia Law School in 1921.[2] She lived in Roxbury, Massachusetts.[3]

On March 16, 1923, Braxton became the first African American woman to be admitted to the bar in Massachusetts.[1] Ten years later, on March 21, 1933, she became the first African American woman admitted to practice before the United States District Court in Massachusetts.[1][4] Braxton was in private practice[1] with an office at 412 Massachusetts Avenue.[5][a]

The Massachusetts Black Women Attorneys Foundation provides a scholarship each year named in home of Braxton.[6] It is "awarded to law students of color who have demonstrated outstanding academic excellence, a commitment to public service, and a dedication to the advancement of minoritized people through the legal process."[7]

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