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Lyda Conley

Wyandot-American lawyer · United States · On the map · Lawyers · Died 1946

Eliza Burton "Lyda" Conley was a Wyandot Native American and an American lawyer. She was the first woman admitted to the Kansas Bar Association. She was notable for her campaign to prevent the sale and development of the Huron Cemetery in Kansas City, now known as the Wyandot National Burying Ground.

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She challenged the government in court, and in 1909 she was the first Native American woman admitted to argue a case before the Supreme Court of the United States.

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United States
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Died 1946