Constance baker motley autobiography template
Constance baker motley autobiography template
Constance baker motley bio...
Personal Life
“Columbia Law School men were being drafted, and suddenly women who had done well in college were considered acceptable candidates for the vacant seats.” --Motley
- Lack of encouragement never deterred me. I was the kind of person who would not be put down. --Constance Baker Motley
Early Life
Constance Baker Motley was born in New Haven, Connecticut on September 14, 1921.
Constance Baker Motley was born in New Haven, Connecticut on September 14, 1921.
Constance baker motley autobiography template pdf
She is ninth out of 12 children and her parents, Rachel Baker and Willoughby Alva Baker, were emigrants from the island of Nevis in the West Indies. Rachel Baker founded the New Haven National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Her father, was a chef for student organizations at Yale University. Motley attended integrated public school as a child and by the age of 15 she decided to become a lawyer after reading a book in which Abraham Lincoln described the legal profession as the most difficult occupation.
As a teenager, Motley became motivated to join t