Record #:

13975

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

North Carolina's first female legislator was Exum Clement of Asheville, and she represented Buncombe County in the House during the 1921 session of the General Assembly.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 18 Issue 35, Jan 1951, p8, 18

Subject(s):

Women legislators--North Carolina; Clement, Exum Lillian, 1885(?)-1925

Record #:

43624

Author(s):

Weger, Chelsea E.

Abstract:

Clement opened her own law office in Asheville in 1917 and became the first woman in North Carolina to establish her own firm without affiliation with a male lawyer. She also accepted a nomination to a seat in the North Carolina General Assembly several months before ratification of the 19th amendment, granting women the right to vote.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 59 Issue 2, Spring 2020, p16-17, il

Subject(s):

Clement, Exum Lillian, 1885(?)-1925