Social history of everyday practice: Sadie T.M. Alexander and the incorporation of black women into the American legal profession, 1925-1960.

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Social history of everyday practice: Sadie T.M. Alexander and the incorporation of black women into the American legal profession, 1925-1960.

This article reviews the everyday professional lives of Sadie T.M. Alexander and her peers in the early 20th century America.

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Alexander, Sadie Tanner Mossell, 1898-1989

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Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander (January 2, 1898 – November 1, 1989) was an American lawyer who was the first African-American to receive a Ph.D. in economics in the United States (1921), and the first woman to receive a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. She was the first African-American woman to practice law in Pennsylvania, following in her father's footsteps. She was the first national president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, serving from 1919 to 1923. In 1946 she ...

Mack, Kenneth Walter, 1964-....

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