Legal Eagles

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Esther Hobart Morris, American Justice of the Peace, born 8th August 1814

Elizabeth Webb Nicholls, Australian Justice of the Peace and Temperance worker, born 21st February 1850
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Cornelia Sorabji, 1st Indian woman Barrister, born 15th November 1866

Chrystal Macmillan, Scottish lawyer, feminist & pacifist, born 13th June 1872
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Gertrude Rush, African-American Lawyer, born 5th August 1880

Tcheng Soumay, Chinese Lawyer and Judge, born 20th March 1891
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Madge Easton Anderson​, Scottish Lawyer and first female lawyer in the UK, born 24th April 1896

Sadie Tanner Mossell, African American Attorney, born 2nd January 1898
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Jane Bolin, African American Lawyer, born 11th April 1908

Juanita Jackson Mitchell, African American Lawyer, born 2nd January 1913
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Cecilia Muñoz-Palma, Filipino Supreme Court Associate Justice, born 22nd November 1913

Rose Heilbron, 1st female Judge at the Old Bailey, born 19th August 1914

Bella Abzug, American Lawyer & Social Activist, born 24th July 1920
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Betty Binns Fletcher, American Lawyer and Judge, born 29th March 1923

Rosalie Wahl, American Judge, born 27th August 1924

Geraldine Ferraro, American Lawyer and Politician, born 26th August 1935

Rose Bird, American Chief Justice, born 2nd November 1936