Bolin, Jane Matilda
1908-2007 · Contribution: 1939
Law & Civil Rights
First Black woman to become a judge in the United States
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- 1908-2007
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- Law & Civil Rights
Impact on the world
Bolin broke a barrier no Black woman had crossed and then spent 40 years dismantling racial discrimination in the family-court system she led.
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