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Violet King Henry, who shattered glass ceilings as Canada’s first Black female lawyer, received a new honour Friday as the Federal Building plaza in Edmonton was renamed after her.
Born in Calgary in 1929, King Henry knew she wanted to be a criminal lawyer from a young age; a caption in her high school yearbook stated the aspiration, despite the fact no Black person had ever received a law degree in Alberta at the time.
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Violet King Henry, who shattered glass ceilings as Canada’s first Black female lawyer, received a new honour Friday as the Federal Building plaza in Edmonton was renamed after her.
Born in Calgary in 1929, King Henry knew she wanted to be a criminal lawyer from a young age; a caption in her high school yearbook stated the aspiration, despite the fact no Black person had ever received a law degree in Alberta at the time.
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