Charlotte Ray
Charlotte E. Ray, Became America's First Black Female Attorney On April 23, 1872. She Was Also The First Female To Graduate From The Howard University Law School.
Born In New York City, Ray Was Admitted To The District Of Columbia Bar on April 23, 1872. Soon After Her Admission To The Bar, She Was Forced To Give Up Her Practice Due To Poor Business. By 1879 She Had Returned To New York Where She Worked As A Teacher.
After 1895 Ray Seems To Have Been Active In The Woman Suffrage Movement, Specifically As A Member Of The National Association of Colored Women.
In 1897 She Moved To Woodside, Long Island Where She Died At Age Of 60 In 1911.
"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert Gaddy, Jr.
