US EditionEtta Haynie Maddox: First Woman Licensed to Practice Law in Maryland – Pic of the Week
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Etta Haynie Maddox: First Woman Licensed to Practice Law in Maryland – Pic of the Week
It might seem hard to remember when women were not permitted to occupy the same spaces as our male counterparts, but it was not until 1902 that women were allowed to sit for the bar exam in Maryland. The first woman to pass the bar, with distinctions, and become the first licensed female lawyer in Maryland was none other than Henrietta “Etta” Haynie Maddox, who decided to follow in her father’s footsteps and pursue law school at the University o…
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