Myrthes Gomes de Campos explained

Myrthes Gomes de Campos (1875-1965) was the first female lawyer in Brazil.[1] [2] [3] She completed law school in 1898, and in 1906 she was admitted to the Instituto dos Advogados do Brasil (Institute of Brazilian Lawyers) and allowed to practice law.[4]

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  1. Web site: Mulheres que quebraram tabus no Brasil . Cursinhodapoli.net.br . 2018-01-18.
  2. Book: Ilan Rachum. The Dismantling of Brazil's Old Republic: Early Twentieth Century Cultural Change, Intergenerational Cleavages, and the October 1930 Revolution. 17 November 2015. UPA. 978-0-7618-6639-8. 56–.
  3. Web site: Myrthes Gomes de Campos: primeira mulher a exercer a advocacia no Brasil - Tribunal de Justiça do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. tjrj.jus.br. 2016-09-29.
  4. Web site: Buchanan . Kelly . Women in History: Lawyers and Judges | In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress . Blogs.loc.gov . 6 March 2015. 2018-01-18.