Sadie T.M. Alexander
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N 40° 02.656 W 075° 11.778
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First black woman to be admited to the bar and first to get a PHD!
Waymark Code: WM7TRT
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 12/03/2009
Views: 6
Marker Text: The first Black woman to be admitted to the bar in Pennsylvania, she lived here in her later years. Active in the Urban League, she was appointed in 1946 to the President's Committee on Civil Rights.
Marker Name: Sadie T.M. Alexander
County: Philadelphia
Date Dedicated: 01/01/1993
Marker Type: City
Location: 700 Westview Street., Philadelphia
Category: African American, Civil Rights, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 20th Century, Women
Website: [Web Link]
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