Marguerite Dilhan

Marguerite Dilhan (1876–1956) is the first French lawyer to have pleaded in the sitting court on November 26, 1903.[1] She was sworn in July 1903, at the age of 27, thanks to the law of 1 December 1900 allowing women to take the oath of attorney after Olga Balachowski-Petit and Jeanne Chauvin.[2] She continued her career as a lawyer by opening a law firm in Toulouse, she was also integrated in several associations including the Goutte de lait, a Toulouse association fighting against infant mortality.

References
  1. Jean-Louis, Debré (3 January 2013). Ces femmes qui ont réveillé la France. Fayard, 2013. ISBN 9782213675664.
  2. Fernand, Corcos. Les avocates. Paris, Montaigne, 1931.
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