# Ethel Benjamin

> Ethel Rebecca Benjamin was New Zealand's first female lawyer. On 17 September 1897, she became the first woman in the British Empire to appear as counsel in court, representing a client for the recovery of a debt. She was the second woman in the Empire to be admitted as a barrister and solicitor, two months after Clara Brett Martin of Canada.

*New Zealand lawyer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/ethel-benjamin

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Lawyer
- **Category:** Lawyers
- **Country:** New Zealand
- **Born:** 1875-01-19
- **Died:** 1943-10-14
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 38.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 6.3 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Ethel Benjamin](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethel_Benjamin)
- [إثيل بنجامين](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D8%AB%D9%8A%D9%84_%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86)
- [اثيل بنجامين](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%AB%D9%8A%D9%84_%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86)
- [Ethel Benjamin](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethel_Benjamin)
- [Ethel Benjamin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethel_Benjamin)
- [اتل بنجامین](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%84_%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86)
- [אתל בנג'מין](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%AA%D7%9C_%D7%91%D7%A0%D7%92'%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%9F)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5403076)

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