In celebration of Women’s History Month, Vernis and Bowling recognizes these legal firsts from women in states where we practice:
North Carolina
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Tabitha Ann Holton (1878): First female lawyer in North Carolina
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Ruth Whitehead Whaley (1933): First African American female lawyer in North Carolina
South Carolina
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James M. Perry (1918): First female lawyer in South Carolina
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Cassandra E. Maxwell (1938): First African American female lawyer in South Carolina
Georgia
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Minnie Anderson Hale, Betty Reynolds Cobb and Mary C. Johnson (1916): First female lawyers respectively in Georgia
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Rachel E. Pruden-Herndon (1942): First African American lawyer in Georgia
Florida
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Louise R. Pinnell (1898): First female lawyer in Florida
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Marian Borros (1926): First Hispanic American female lawyer in Florida
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Bernice Gaines (1958): First African American female lawyer in Florida
Alabama
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Maud McLure Kelly (1908): First female lawyer in Alabama
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Mahala Ashley Dickerson (1948): First African American female lawyer in Alabama
Mississippi
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Susie Blue Buchanan (1918): First female lawyer in Mississippi. She was also the first female admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Mississippi.
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Marian Wright Edelman (1963): First African American female lawyer in Mississippi.
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Doris Bobadilla (1991): First known Hispanic American female lawyer in Mississippi.
