List of first women lawyers and judges in North America information
This is a list of the first women lawyer(s) and judge(s) in North America (a separate list is devoted to the United States). It includes the year in which the women were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are the first women in their country to achieve a certain distinction such as graduating from law school.
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DNK = Constituent country of Denmark
FRA = Administrative division of France
GBR = British overseas territory of the United Kingdom
NLD = Constituent country of the Netherlands
USA = Associate state or territory of the United States of America
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