Sorabji, Cornelia

Variant names
Dates:
Birth 1866-11-15
Death 1954-07-06
Indians (India),
English,

Biographical notes:

1888 first female graduate in western India; 1904-1924 lady legal adviser to the court of wards in Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, and Assam; 1909 Kaisar-i-Hind gold medal; 1923 called to the bar from Lincoln's Inn; 1924-1929 first woman practising in Calcutta high court; 1937 Coronation medal

Epithet: Indian barrister and social reformer

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000834.0x000055

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  • Janjira State, India (as recorded)
  • Mysore State, India (as recorded)
  • Travancore State, India (as recorded)
  • Egypt, Africa (as recorded)
  • Berar, India (as recorded)
  • Cochin State, India (as recorded)
  • Pondicherry, India (as recorded)
  • Dholpur State, India (as recorded)
  • Hyderabad State, India (as recorded)
  • Great Britain, Europe (as recorded)
  • Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India (as recorded)
  • Ireland, Europe (as recorded)
  • United States, North America (as recorded)
  • Bastar State, India (as recorded)
  • Bihar and Orissa, India (as recorded)
  • Madras, India (as recorded)
  • Salem, Madras (as recorded)
  • Russia, Europe, Asia (as recorded)