Myrthes Gomes de Campos (1875-1965): was the first female lawyer in Brazil.[1][2][3] She completed law school in 1898, and in 1906 she was admitted to the Instituto dos Advogados do Brasil (Institute of Brazilian Lawyers) and allowed to practice law.[4]

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  1. ^ http://cursinhodapoli.net.br/web/blog/416/mulheres-que-quebraram-tabus-no-brasil?lang=pt
  2. ^ Ilan Rachum (17 November 2015). The Dismantling of Brazil's Old Republic: Early Twentieth Century Cultural Change, Intergenerational Cleavages, and the October 1930 Revolution. UPA. pp. 56–. ISBN 978-0-7618-6639-8.
  3. ^ "Myrthes Gomes de Campos: primeira mulher a exercer a advocacia no Brasil - Tribunal de Justiça do Estado do Rio de Janeiro". tjrj.jus.br. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  4. ^ https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2015/03/women-in-history-lawyers-and-judges/
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