Violette Neatley Anderson
Violette Neatley Anderson was born on July 16, 1882. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Violette Neatley Anderson
Violette Neatley Anderson (July 16, 1882 – December 24, 1937) became the first African-American woman to practice law before the United States Supreme Court on January 29, 1926. She was one of the most prominent advocates of a landmark piece of legislation that helped secure rights and economic mobility for sharecroppers in the South, the Bankhead-Jones Act.