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)
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)