A
native Philadelphian and life-long champion of civil rights
and equal opportunity for all, regardless of race or gender,
Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander was a leader in the legal, political
and civic arenas of her day. Among her many "firsts"
was her place as the first African-American woman to enroll
in the School of Law at the University of Pennsylvania and earn
the juris doctor degree.She
was also a wife and mother and an unlikely comic book hero.
Additional information is available here.
http://www.upenn.edu
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