Charlotte E. Ray, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charlotte E. Ray

lawyer

Date of Birth: 13-Jan-1850

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 04-Jan-1911

Profession: teacher, lawyer, suffragette, suffragist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Charlotte E.
Ray (January 13, 1850 – January 4, 1911) was the first Black American female lawyer in the United States.
Ray graduated from Howard University School of Law in 1872.
She was also the first female admitted to the District of Columbia Bar, and the first woman admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.
Her admission was used as a precedent by women in other states who sought admission to the bar.Ray opened her own law office, advertising in a newspaper run by Frederick Douglass.
However, she practiced law for only a few years because prejudice against African Americans and women made her business unsustainable.
Ray eventually moved to New York, where she became a teacher in Brooklyn.
She was involved in the women's suffrage movement and joined the National Association of Colored Women.