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  • 4 - Calling Time at the Bar
  • Edited by Michael Lobban, London School of Economics and Political Science, Ian Williams, University College London
  • Book: Networks and Connections in Legal History
  • Published online: 10 August 2020
  • Print publication: 03 September 2020, pp 60-87
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    Summary

    Until 1919, women were barred from becoming barristers or solicitors. With the passing of the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919, Helena Normanton made legal history on 24 December 1919 (the day after the Act was passed) by becoming the first woman to join an Inn of Court, the Middle Temple. Her milestone entry marked women’s formal entry to the legal profession. But what do we actually know about that history? The stories of Gwyneth Bebb and Helena Normanton have been recorded, but the struggle was wider than just two individuals. They were not lone agents of change. This chapter argues that women’s entry to the Bar was achieved through women’s networks and connections, a history that has not yet been recorded.