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Violet King Henry
First Black graduate of the University of Alberta's faculty of law and the first Black woman to practise law in Canada after being called to the bar in 1954. · Canada · On the map · Lawyers · Lived 1929 to 1982 · aged 52
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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She was also the first woman named to a senior management position with the American national YMCA.
Country
Canada
Category
Lawyers
Type
Lawyer
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1929 to 1982 · aged 52
