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In the US of the 1860's only white males could take the bar exam. Arabella Mansfield took it anyway & got high scores. After winning a court case on the matter, she became the first woman in the US to be a lawyer. As a result, Iowa was the first state to allow women and minorities to practice law owlcation.com/social-sciences/First-female-lawyer-in-the-United-States-Arabella-Mansfieldsource