Ada Kepley 1847–1925 Source: Wikimedia Commons About Ada Kepley First American woman to graduate from law school People from the Same Era Edmund Waddill, Jr. 1855–1931 judge, lawyer, politician Charles City County Charles Lundy Lewis 1852–1936 judge LaSalle County Janey Tetary 1856–1884 indentured servant, women's rights activist Patna district William Hyde Appleton 1837–1926 classical scholar Portland Elisha Hoffman 1839–1929 composer, hymnwriter Orwigsburg Mary Reed 1854–1943 missionary