Wilson, Margaret Bush
1919 -
Details
Alias: Margaret Bush
Born: 1/30/1919 in St. Louis, Missouri
Professional Facts
Regions and States of Practice:
MO, Midwest
Legal Education:
Lincoln University, 1943
Other Education:
B.A., Talladega College (1940)
Positions During Her Career:
Attorney in the Office of the Solicitor, Department of Agriculture (1943-1946)Private practitioner in St. Louis
Hired by the Rural Electrification Administration
Member of the FBA (1945-)
Firsts:
African-American woman to assume membership at a local FBA affiliate
Accomplishments:
Juliette Derricotte Fellow (1939-1940)
Further Research Materials
References:
Smith, J. Clay (John Clay), Emancipation : The Making of the Black Lawyer, 1844-1944. Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press (1993)
Jessie Carney Smith (Editor), Notable Black American Women. Detroit : Gale Research (1992)
Laura Miller Derry, Digest of Women Lawyers and Judges. Lousville, Kentucky: Dunne Press (1949)