Emma Gillett | |
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Born | Princeton, Wisconsin, U.S. | July 30, 1852
Died | January 23, 1927 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 74)
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Emma Millinda Gillett (July 30, 1852 – January 23, 1927) was an American lawyer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the advancement of legal studies for women. After local law schools refused to admit her because of her sex, she was admitted by Howard University, a historically black university. Yet the Washington College of Law, which she founded in 1898, did not accept people of color until 1950.[1]