Black Women in the Law Profession

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This paper examines the feminist and civil rights movements of the early 20th century and how these assisted in helping African-American women enter the previously exclusive world of law. It explains how there were still many hurdles and hardships in entering the field, and the writer provides figures to illustrate the inequality in the profession during that period.

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"Black women attempting to enter careers in law during the period from 1900 through 1970 faced a variety of unique challenges. During this era, many women of all races began to question their role and place into society; it was during this time that civil rights campaigns were beginning to flourish, and African American women as faced the prospect of not only being a minority as a woman, but also being a minority because of their skin color and ethnic heritage."

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