Stella Thomas becomes the first West African woman to be called to the Bar.
Published 4th October 2018
Stella Thomas became the first West African woman to be called to the Bar by Middle Temple on 19th May 1933. Stella graduated from Oxford University with a law degree and also became the first female Magistrate in Nigeria
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