1924
Beulah Wheeler becomes the first African American woman to graduate from The University of Iowa College of Law. In 1921, she had won the Women's Extemporaneous Speech Contest with her speech, "Uniform Marriage and Divorce Law."
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Breaux, Richard M. "Maintaining a Home for Girls: The Iowa Federation of Colored Women's Clubs at The University of Iowa, 1919-1950." The Journal of African American History 87 (2002):236-255.
Breaux, Richard M. "Facing Hostility, Finding Housing: African American Students at The University of Iowa, 1920s-1950s." Iowa Heritage Illustrated Spring (2002):14-15.
Breaux, Richard Melvin. "Women of 942 Iowa Avenue and Other AA Women at The University of Iowa Before 1947." Unpublished list, 1999.