Jewel Lafontant
Jewel Stradford Lafontant-Mankarious (April 28, 1922 – May 31, 1997) was the first female deputy solicitor general of the United States, an official in the administration of President George H. W. Bush, and an attorney in Chicago. She also was considered by President Richard Nixon as a possible nominee to the Supreme Court of the United States.
Read more about Jewel Lafontant: Early Life and Education, Professional Career, Work in The Nixon Administration, Work in The George H. W. Bush Administration, Consideration For Nomination To The Supreme Court and To An Appeals Court, Personal Life, Death, See Also
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“Good name in man and woman, dear my lord,
Is the immediate jewel of their souls.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)