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Burnita Shelton Matthews (December 28, 1894 – April 25, 1988) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. She was the first woman appointed to serve on a United States District Court .
May 7, 2024 · Burnita Shelton Matthews was an American judge who in 1949 became the first woman to serve as a federal district judge when she was named to the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia by Pres. Harry S. Truman.
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Aug 11, 2022 · Burnita Shelton Matthews became the first woman to serve as a United States federal judge when she was appointed to the US District Court for the District of Columbia in 1949. She worked closely with Alice Paul and the National Women’s Party and fought to advance the legal rights of women.
Learn about the life and achievements of Burnita Shelton Matthews, a lawyer, activist, and judge who fought for women's rights and equality. She was the first woman appointed to a federal trial court and helped draft the Equal Rights Amendment.
Scrapbooks, correspondence, photographs, etc., of Burnita (Shelton) Matthews, suffragist and first woman to serve as a federal district judge. Dates Creation: 1926-1981
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Apr 28, 1988 · Burnita Shelton Matthews, the first woman to serve as a Federal district judge, died here Monday at the age of 93 after a stroke. Judge Matthews was named to the Federal District Court for the...
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