The First Women Lawyers: "Piecemeal Progress and Circumscribed Success"

Authors

Mary Jane Mossman, Osgoode Hall Law School of York UniversityFollow

Keywords

Women lawyers; legal profession; sex discrimination against women

Document Type

Article

Abstract

This paper explores the context in which women gained admission to the bar at the end of the nineteenth century, discusses the stories of some of the first women lawyers in different parts of the world, and reflects on their challenges and choices as members of the legal professions.

Citation Information

Mossman, Mary Jane. "The First Women Lawyers: "Piecemeal Progress and Circumscribed Success"." Osgoode Hall Law Journal 45.2 (2007) : 379-395.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.60082/2817-5069.1246
https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/ohlj/vol45/iss2/5