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First female lawyer appears in Ben Hill court
Mrs. V. A. Majette appeared in Ben Hill court last week in a damage suit, the first female lawyer the court has ever had. The issue touches local legal history and reflects changing roles for women in public life.
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V. A. Majette
Ben Hill Court
North Carolina
G. G. Evans
Boyd’Housley
Porter S
Pyrites
Jack
Charlie Breyman
Toledo
Water Power & Mining Co
Dahlonega
Atlanta
Florida
Lis
the Nugget
Clarence Henderson
Oakland
California
O. Henderson
New Bridge
Leather’s Ford
Lumpkin County
Georgia
Henderson
Denati