Ada Kepley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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First American woman to graduate from law school
Date of Birth: 11-Feb-1847
Place of Birth: Somerset, Ohio, United States
Date of Death: 13-Jun-1925
Profession: lawyer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Ada Kepley
- Ada Harriet Miser Kepley (February 11, 1847 – June 13, 1925) was the first American woman to graduate from law school.
- She graduated in 1870 with a law degree, from what is today Northwestern University School of Law.
- At that time she was prohibited from legal practice by state law that denied women licence to the "learned professions".
- She finally was admitted to the bar in 1881, but did not practice.
- She was an advocate for women's suffrage and temperance.
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