Rachel Elizabeth Pruden-Herndon (February 12, 1898 – January 10, 1979) was an American attorney who became the first African-American woman to be admitted to the State Bar of Georgia on December 27, 1942. In 1956, she became the first African-American woman from Georgia admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. She was later appointed as a municipal court judge in 1965.
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12 February 1898 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
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Died |
10 January 1979 (aged 80) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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