Ethel Benjamin (1875–1943) was the first woman to become a lawyer in New Zealand. In 1893 she enrolled for an LLB degree at the University of Otago, the first university in Australasia to permit women to take a law degree. She graduated in 1897 and on 10 May was admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of New Zealand.
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'Ethel Rebecca Benjamin', URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/ethel-rebecca-benjamin, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 9-Jun-2014
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