tjay_writes

Writer, She/her

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

On this day in 1882, Pioneering lawyer and judge Violette N. Anderson was born.

In 1926 she became the first African American female attorney admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court.

—Violette was born in London, England, the daughter of Richard E. and Marie (Jordi) Neatley. When Anderson was young, the family moved to the United States, where she attended North Division High School in Chicago, graduating in 1899. She then attended Chicago Athenaeum in 1903, and soon after, she married Albert E. Johnson. Anderson was a Republican and an active Episcopalian. She worked as a court reporter from 1905 to 1920, which sparked her interest in law.

Anderson furthered her schooling at the Chicago Seminar of Sciences from 1912 to 1915, and the Chicago Law School, earning her LL.B. in 1920. She began a private practice after graduation--the first African-American woman to practice law in the U.S. District Court Eastern Division. From 1922 to 1923, she served as the first female city prosecutor in Chicago. After five years of practice before the high court of Illinois, Anderson was admitted to practice with the Supreme Court of the United States, becoming the first African-American woman to attain this stature. This achievement set a precedent that allowed other black women to do the same.

Anderson also belonged to the Federal Colored Women's Clubs, was president of Friendly Big Sisters League of Chicago, First Vice-President of Cook County Bar Association, and secretary of Idlewild Lot Owners Association. In addition, she was a member of the executive board of Chicago Council of Social Agencies. She was also the 8th Grand Basileus of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. She showed her pride in them by bequeathing her summer home in Idlewild to the organization. Her life is recognized by the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., every year in the month of April as "Violette Anderson Day."

Violette Anderson passed away in December 1937.—

[Robert Brooks Cohen @RobertBCohen]

Someone had to do it. #wgastrong ✊

[The Stuttering Sissy @chulito_jotito]

Ok. Kelis v Bey is over. We collectively need to turn on Pharrell. It’s time. He made “Happy” and that should be reason enough.

[Ploughshares is on Bluesky @pshares]

The 2022 Emerging Writer's Contest is OPEN! One winner in each genre—fiction, poetry, and nonfiction—will win $2,000, publication in Ploughshares, and a consultation with Aevitas Creative Management. Read our guidelines here: https://t.co/6drYF7Teqq

[Julia Carpenter @juliaccarpenter]

Joan, on “writing as a hostile act”

https://t.co/rRS0q9QJXz

[Electric Literature @ElectricLit]

A love letter to queer joy and the power of pop music. https://t.co/Mn7Y1nGc2g

[TU PRWR @tu_prwr]

Just like that, we blink and suddenly have new @tu_prwr alumni. Congrats to our December graduates!
Renee Conway
Madeline St. Clair
Erik Welkos,
Mandy Wolfe
Thea Robertson
@IserKatie
@AndreaDoten
@AffairsStrictly, and
@oneillkat!

@TowsonU #grads2021 #WritingCommunity

[Nutty Pin @nutty_pin]

everybody dealing with a lot right now. i pray we all find peace

[Sylvia @SylviaObell]

It’s only Tuesday

[Roxxy Haze @roxxyhaze]

If they all hugged me at once, I would probably pass out from dehydration from all the crying I would be doing.

[e taylor @erinisaway]

meme today

[sami @hellosami]

me and my west coast friends checking in on each other in these historical, unprecedented times

[SparkNotes @SparkNotes]

English teachers

[Yaa @SoulHaumYoga]

I really love “Is your body hurt or are your feelings hurt?” as a replacement for “You’re okay” when a child is crying.

Whoever came up with that is alright in my book.