Smith, Lena Olive
1885 -

Details
Born: 8/13/1885 in Olathe, Kansas
Ethnicity: African American/Black
Professional Facts
Practice Area:
Civil Rights
Regions and States of Practice:
MN, Midwest
Legal Education:
Northwestern College of Law, 1921
Positions During Her Career:
Private practitioner in Minneapolis
Firsts:
African-American lawyer admitted to the Minnesota bar (1921)
Further Research Materials

References:
Smith, J. Clay (John Clay), Emancipation : The Making of the Black Lawyer, 1844-1944. Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press (1993)
Laura Miller Derry, Digest of Women Lawyers and Judges. Lousville, Kentucky: Dunne Press (1949)