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The first Woman full-time Realtor and first to be a partner <br /> in a real estate company was <br /> Sarah D. Olsen in 1954. <br /> The first recognized art therapist, using fingerpainting as <br /> therapy, in Orange County was <br /> Ruth Faison Shaw in 1956 to 1968. <br /> Martha Whittinghill: " She originated finger-painting. She <br /> was in Rome, Italy, when she developed it, and used it when <br /> she came to Chapel Hill. " <br /> The first. Woman licensed attorney to open an office for the <br /> private practice of law in Orange County was <br /> Katherine Wright and <br /> Karen L. Henderson in 1969. <br /> Katherine Wright : " Karen Henderson is now a judge for <br /> the U.S. Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia. She <br /> is a Republican, and if Bush had been re-elected, I think she <br /> would have had a shot at the Supreme Court. " <br /> The first Woman to serve as National Democratic <br /> Committeewoman in Orange County was <br /> Martha McKay in 1960. <br /> The first. Woman Physical Therapist. in Orange County , to <br /> open an office for the private practice of Physical Therapy, <br /> was <br /> Shirley Cloninger Fisher in 1976 . <br /> The first. Woman of color licensed attorney in Orange <br /> County to open an office for the private practice of law was <br /> Emma Jean Levi in November of 1977. <br />