Lester, Sue Evelyn
1890 -

Details
Born: 12/10/1890 in Chester County, South Carolina
Professional Facts
Regions and States of Practice:
SC, South
Legal Education:
University of South Carolina School of Law
Other Education:
B.A., Linwood College
M.A., University of South Carolina
Positions During Her Career:
Attorney in Columbia
Firsts:
Woman to actively engage in general practice in South Carolina
Woman attorney to try a murder case in the South Carolina criminal courts
South Carolina woman attorney to practice in the Federal Court
Further Research Materials

References:
Ruth Williams Cupp, Portia Steps Up to the Bar: The First Women Lawyers of South Carolina. North Carolina, Ivy House Publishing Group (2003)
Laura Miller Derry, Digest of Women Lawyers and Judges. Lousville, Kentucky: Dunne Press (1949)