Branche E. Braxton

Blanche E. Braxton was the first African American female lawyer in Massachusetts.[1]

Braxton was graduated from Portia Law School in 1921.[2] She lived in Roxbury, Massachusetts.[3]

On March 16, 1923, Braxton became the first African American woman to be admitted to the bar in Massachusetts.[1] Ten years later, on March 21, 1933, she became the first African American woman admitted to practice before the United States District Court in Massachusetts.[1][4] Braxton was in private practice[1] with an office at 412 Massachusetts Avenue.[5][lower-alpha 1]

The Massachusetts Black Women Attorneys Foundation provides a scholarship each year named in home of Braxton.[6] It is "awarded to law students of color who have demonstrated outstanding academic excellence, a commitment to public service, and a dedication to the advancement of minoritized people through the legal process."[7]

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Notes
  1. As of 2020, 412 Massachusetts Ave is the home of Youth Enrichment Services.

References
  1. Smith, Jr., J. Clay (1999). Emancipation: The Making of the Black Lawyer, 1844-1944. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 111. ISBN 0-8122-1685-7. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  2. Farmer, Robin. "Courage Can Be Contagious: 6 Black Women Legal Trailblazers You Need to Know". New England Law. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  3. "Real Estate Transactions". The Boston Globe. July 22, 1919. p. 19. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  4. "U.S. Court Admits 100 Lawyers to Practice". The Boston Globe. March 22, 1933. p. 20. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  5. "Blanche Braxton and Dorothy Crockett". New England Law. 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  6. "THE BLANCHE E. BRAXTON BAR SCHOLARSHIP". Massachusetts Black Women Attorneys. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  7. "Courtney M. M. Person". Morrison Mahoney. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
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