Adele “Della” Parker

Adele “Della” Parker was the first Black woman to enroll at Colorado Law School, beginning classes in October 1911. Only ten women before her and her fellow first-year classmate Beryl Mary Bonner had enrolled in Colorado Law School since its beginning in 1892. Her Coloradoan yearbook class photograph stated that "punctuality is her guiding star." She came in second at a university oratory contest in May 1912. Unfortunately, she did not finish her studies. She was about halfway through her second year when she received a telegram requesting her quick return to Rolla, Missouri, to attend to a very sick relative.

Source: CU Boulder Heritage Center