page_title: List of first women lawyers and judges in Kentucky
section_title: Firsts in state history
hierarchical_section_title: List of first women lawyers and judges in Kentucky / Firsts in state history
caption_attribution_description: English: American activist Sophonisba Breckinridge Library of Congress TITLE: Sophonisba P. Breckenridge
context_page_description: This is a list of the first women lawyer and judge in Kentucky. It includes the year in which the women were admitted to practice law. Also included are women who achieved other distinctions such becoming the first in their state to obtain a law degree or become a political figure.
caption: Sophonisba Breckinridge: First female lawyer in Kentucky (1895)
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