Adversaries: Lyda Conley

Published: Aug. 9, 2024, 7 a.m.

Eliza Burton \u201cLyda\u201d Conley (c.1869 - 1946) was a lawyer and Wyandot Native American. She was the first woman admitted to the Kansas Bar Association and was the first Native American woman admitted to argue a case in front of the United States Supreme Court.