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2 unusual facts about Tabitha Ann Holton


Dobson, North Carolina

Tabitha Ann Holton who became the first licensed female lawyer in the Southern United States in 1878.

Tabitha Ann Holton

Her brothers, John Holton and Samuel Holton were licensed to practice law by the North Carolina Supreme Court on January 7, 1878, but Tabitha’s admission occurred several days later after the Court heard arguments for and against admitting her to the bar.



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