Biography:
(1912–2002), lawyer, judge; wife, law partner of civil rights lawyer Belford V. Lawson; compliance analyst, asst. dir., Div. of Review and Analysis, FEPC (Oct. 1942–Oct. 1945), dir. (1945–46); primary editor, FEPC’s Final Report; vice pres., gen. counsel, Natl. Council of Negro Women; associate judge, Washington, D.C. Juvenile Court (1962-65; first black female judge in D.C.); U.S. representative to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (1965- ); member of President’s Committee for Equal Employment Opportunity. Educated U. of Mich., Terrell Law School; JD, Columbia U. Law School (1950).
Birth:
1912 March 26
Death:
2002 October 11
Gender:
Female