Violet Pauline King Henry was a Canadian lawyer and activist. King was the first Black woman lawyer in Canada, the first Black person to graduate law in Alberta, and the first Black person to be admitted to the Alberta Bar.
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Violet Pauline King Henry was a Canadian lawyer and activist. King was the first Black woman lawyer in Canada, the first Black person to graduate law in Alberta, and the first Black person to be admitted to the Alberta Bar. She was also the first woman named to a senior management position with the American national YMCA.
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CanadaCategory
Lawyers
Type
Lawyer
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1929 to 1982 · aged 52
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