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Judge Jane M. Bolin was born April 11, 1908 in Poughkeepsie, New York.
Judge Jane M. was America’s first African American to graduate for “Yale Law School.” Being the first African American women to graduate Yale Law School and also to be the first African American women to pass and join the “New York City Bar Association,” Bolin opened a door for minorities. Not only was she the first African American women to join the City Bar Association, Judge Jane M. Bolin was the first African American women to join the “city’s law department.” In the year of 1937, Judge Jane M. Bolin was then given the opportunity and was named the “Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of New York.” Mayor LaGuardia, recognized Judge Jane M. Bolin success and appointed her as the “judge of the Domestic Relations Court.” Judge Jane M. Bolin was the first African American woman to become a judge in the United States. There she served as a successful “judge for 40 years.”

In 1971 another women was recognized as being successful. Bella Abzug was a “graduate of Hunter College and Columbia University Law School.” Bella Abzug, in 1971, was elected to Congress. She was elected to Congress to serve as a representative from “New York's 19th district.” According to “ Women in The Practice Law,” Bella Abzug was always known for her talent in the “house as a labor lawyer.” She believed and fought for civil rights and women’s rights. Bella had organized a “Women strike for peace.” She also went against the Vietnam war which “called a withdrawal in the troops.” Bella contributed a great deal of effort for civil rights and women rights. She created and presented a book which goes in depth of her arguments and experiences. Bella Abzug wrote and always spoke for those “of the unheard voices.”