Viola Ross Napier
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Viola Ross Napier (1881–1962) was one of the first two women, along with Bessie Kempton, to be elected into the House of Representatives in the U.S. state of Georgia following the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which gave women the right to vote. Napier was also the first female lawyer to argue in front of the Georgia Court of Appeals and the Georgia Supreme Court.[1] In 1993 she was posthumously inducted into the Georgia Women of Achievement.
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Viola Ross Napier | |
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Member of the Georgia House of Representatives | |
In office 1923–1926 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Viola Ross (1881-02-14)February 14, 1881 Macon, Georgia, U.S. |
Died | June 27, 1962(1962-06-27) (aged 81) |
Spouse | Hendley V. Napier Jr. |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | Wesleyan College |
Occupation | lawyer |
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