Emma Gillett

Emma Gillett
Born	(1852-07-30)July 30, 1852 Princeton, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	January 23, 1927(1927-01-23) (aged 74) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Education	Lake Erie College (BA) Howard University (LLB, LLM)

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]