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Violette Neatley Anderson (1882–1937)〔 〕 was the first female African American law school graduate in the state of Illinois. On January 29, 1926, she became the first African American woman to practice law at the United States Supreme Court. ==Early life== Violette Neatley Anderson was born in London, England, in 1882, to a German mother and a West Indian father. She moved to Chicago with her family as a small child.〔 ==Education and career== Anderson graduated from North Division High School in 1899 and attended Chicago Athenaeum. Her interest in law began when she worked as a court reporter from 1905 to 1920. She attended Chicago Seminar of Sciences between 1912 and 1915 and went on to receive her LL.B. from Chicago Law School in 1920, making her the first woman to graduate from any law school in Illinois. Anderson opened her own private practice after graduating. She went on to serve as the first female City Prosecutor for Chicago from 1922 to 1923. In 1926, she was the first Black woman to be admitted to practice for the Supreme Court of the United States.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Violette Neatley Anderson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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