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Revision as of 21:28, 7 February 2015 by Cfeliciano2015 (talk | contribs) (Added more education and career information)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)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
She 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. Between 1922 and 1923 she served as the first woman city prosecutor in Chicago. In 1926, she was the first Black woman to be admitted to practice for the Supreme Court of the United States.
Group Membership
Anderson was a member of the Federal Colored Women's Clubs, was president of Friendly Big Sisters League of Chicago, First Vice-President of Cook County Bar Association, secretary of Idlewild Lot Owners Association, an executive board member of the Chicago Council of Social Agencies, and was a member of the League of Women Voters.
She is also known for her work with the sorority Zeta Phi Beta. She was a member and was the 8th Grand Basileus. She donated her summer home in Idlewild to the sorority. The organization recognizes her every year in the month of April on "Violette Anderson Day."
Death
Violette Neatley Anderson passed away in 1937.
References
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- "Notable Zetas - Zeta Phi Beta". Zeta Phi Beta Sorority. Retrieved 2007-12-13.
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- Lewis, Jason (2009-05-14). "Violette Neatley: Trailblazer for Women". Los Angeles Sentinel. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
- "Violette Neatly Anderson is the first black woman to practice law before the U.S. Supreme Court". National Women's History Project. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
External links
- Jessie Carney Smith (1996). Notable Black American Women. VNR AG. pp. 12–15. ISBN 978-0-8103-9177-2.
- "Violette Anderson, an early legal representative". African American Registry. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
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