Sawyer, Ada Lewis
1892 -
Details
Born: 3/3/1892 in Providence, Rhode Island
Professional Facts
Regions and States of Practice:
RI, Northeast
Positions During Her Career:
Attorney with Gardner, Day & Sawyer in Providence
Firsts:
Woman to pass the Rhode Island bar examination
Further Research Materials
References:
First Women Lawyers in the United States
C. Sleeth, First Women Lawyers in the United States, Bar Association (July 18, 1997)
C. Sleeth, First Women Lawyers in the United States, Bar Association (July 18, 1997)
Ada Lewis Sawyer, 93, dies; First Woman Lawyer in Rhode Island, Journal Bulletin, May 14, 1985
Laura Miller Derry, Digest of Women Lawyers and Judges. Lousville, Kentucky: Dunne Press (1949)