Ethel Rebecca Benjamin (19 January 1875 – 14 October 1943) was New Zealand's first female lawyer. On 17 September 1897, she became the first woman in the British Empire to appear as counsel in court, representing a client for the recovery of a debt. She was the second woman in the Empire to be admitted as a barrister and solicitor, two months after Clara Brett Martin of Canada.
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19 January 1875 Dunedin, New Zealand
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Died |
14 October 1943 (aged 68) Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, Middlesex, England
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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