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Ethel Benjamin

New Zealand lawyer

  • Fame38.3
  • Momentum1.0
  • Wikipedia136
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Lived 1875–1943, aged 68New Zealand
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    1875–1943
    Aged 68
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Updated 2026-08-18

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.

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