Fisher, Ada Lois Sipuel
1924 - 1995
Photo: A Matter of Black and White: The Autobiography of Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher (1996)
Details
Alias: Ada Lois Sipuel
Born: 2/8/1924 in Chickasha, Oklahoma
Died: 10/18/1995
Ethnicity: African American/Black
Professional Facts
Profession:
Constitutional Law
Regions and States of Practice:
OK, South
Legal Education:
The University of Oklahoma College of Law, 1951
Positions During Her Career:
Practiced law part-time (1951-1954)Joined a firm in Oklahoma City (1954-1956)
Public relations director of Langston University (1956-late 1950s)
Taught at Langston University, becoming head of the school's social sciences department (1959-1987)
Member of the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma (1992-1995)
Firsts:
African American woman to attend an all white law school in the South
Accomplishments:
Appointed to the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma by Oklahoma governor David Walters (1992)
Further Research Materials
References:
Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher, an Oklahoma legend!
Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher, an Oklahoma legend!, The African American Registry. available at: http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/ada-lois-sipuel-fisher-oklahoma-legend
Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher, an Oklahoma legend!, The African American Registry. available at: http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/ada-lois-sipuel-fisher-oklahoma-legend
Cheryl Brown Wattley, Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher: How a "Skinny Little Girl" Took on the University of Oklahoma and Helped Pave the Road to Brown v. Board of Education, 62 (3) Oklahoma Law Review 449 (Spring 2010)
Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher, A Matter of Black and White - The Autobiography of Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher. Norman : University of Oklahoma Press (January 1996)
Darlene Clark Hine (Ed), Black Women in America An Historical Encyclopedia, Vols. 1 &2. Brooklyn: Carlson Publishing (1993)
Jessie Carney Smith (Editor), Notable Black American Women. Detroit : Gale Research (1992)
Student Papers:
Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher: Her Legal Battle to Learn the Law
Srinivasan, Kalpana, 2004
Srinivasan, Kalpana, 2004
Potential Paper Topics:
An analysis of her cases as a lawyerResearch into her work as a teacher
Research into her legal scholarship