# Mahala Ashley Dickerson

> Mahala Ashley Dickerson was an American lawyer and civil rights advocate for women and minorities. In 1948 she became the first African American female attorney admitted to the Alabama State Bar; in 1951 she was the second African American woman admitted to the Indiana bar; and in 1959 she was Alaska's first African American attorney. In 1983 Dickerson was the first African American to be elected president of the National Association of Women Lawyers. Her long legal career also helped to pave the way for other women attorneys. In 1995 the American Bar Association named her a Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement honoree.

*American lawyer and activist*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/mahala-ashley-dickerson

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Activist
- **Category:** Activists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1912-10-12
- **Died:** 2007-02-19
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Mahala Ashley Dickerson was an American lawyer and civil rights advocate for women and minorities. In 1948 she became the first African American female attorney admitted to the Alabama State Bar; in 1951 she was the second African American woman admitted to the Indiana bar; and in 1959 she was Alaska's first African American attorney. In 1983 Dickerson was the first African American to be elected president of the National Association of Women Lawyers. Her long legal career also helped to pave the way for other women attorneys. In 1995 the American Bar Association named her a Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement honoree.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 38.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 3.1 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 20.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 53.0 / 100

## Timeline
- **2023** - Alabama Women's Hall of Fame
- **2009** - Alaska Women's Hall of Fame
- **2007** - Died
- **1995** - Margaret Brent Award
- **1912** - Born

## Sources
- [Mahala Ashley Dickerson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahala_Ashley_Dickerson)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6732897)

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