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116:, and determined that the right to practice a profession was not among these privileges. The case is also notable for being an early 14th Amendment challenge to sex discrimination in the United States. In this case, the United States Supreme Court held that Illinois constitutionally denied law licenses to women because the right to practice law was not one of the privileges and immunities guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. The Illinois Supreme Court affirmed. 223: 206:
could not be a lawyer. This case came about because although a law firm was willing to enroll Wookey as an articled clerk, the Cape Law Society refused to register her articles. Wookey then applied to the Cape Supreme Court, which ordered the Cape Law Society to register her. The Cape Law Society
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and three of her peers became the first Saudi Arabian women granted a license to practice law. Although female Saudi Arabian law students had begun graduating from schools five years earlier, they had been forbidden from court appearances until
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Richard J Evans (1979). Kvinnorörelsens historia i Europa, USA, Australien och Nya Zeeland 1840–1920 (The Feminists: Women's Emancipation Movements in Europe, America and Australasia, 1840–1920) Helsingborg: LiberFörlag Stockholm.
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Die erste Frau, die in Deutschland an der Universität in Leipzig am 21. 2. 1873 zum Dr. jur. promovierte, war die Russin Johanna von Evreinov; sie war als "Gasthörerin" in Leipzig zugelassen worden.
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became the first woman to graduate from law school in the United States; she graduated from Chicago University Law School, predecessor to Union College of Law, later known as
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Biographical dictionary of women's movements and feminisms in Central, Eastern, and South Eastern Europe: 19th and 20th centuries
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Bus Ride to Justice: Changing the System by the System : the Life and Works of Fred D. Gray, Preacher, Attorney, Politician
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became the first female lawyer and attorney in Serbia, doing exclusively pro bono work for charity throughout her whole career
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then appealed this to the Appellate Division, claiming that Wookey could not be admitted as a lawyer because she was female.
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became the first female lawyer in New Zealand and the first to appear as counsel for any case in the British Empire.
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1879 – A law was enacted allowing qualified female attorneys to practice in any federal court in the United States.
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became the first Hispanic and Latina female to serve as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
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became the first woman elected to a U.S. state supreme court (specifically, the Ohio Supreme Court).
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became the first African-American woman to serve as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
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Jimenez-David, Rina (8 September 2012). "The CJ and the trailblazer". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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became the first woman chief justice of any U.S. state (specifically, she was chief justice of
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became the first woman to practice law in India. After she received a first class degree from
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became the first woman to argue a free speech case before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1929 (
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became the first Jewish female to serve as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
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The First Women Lawyers: A Comparative Study of Gender, Law and the Legal Professions
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became the first female lawyer in the United States when she was admitted to the
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became the first woman from Western Australia to be admitted to the English bar.
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became the first woman to win a case before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1923 (
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became the first woman to argue a patent case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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becoming the first Indigenous Australian magistrate in Western Australia.
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was called to the bar, becoming the first female lawyer in Sierra Leone.
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became the first woman to argue before the United States Supreme Court.
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2024 – Efua Ghartey was elected as the first female president of the
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became the first African-American female lawyer in the United States.
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The Shield of the Weak: Feminism and the State in Uruguay, 1903-1933
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1971 – Barring women from practicing law was prohibited in the U.S.
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Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu.
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Advocate and first female Human Rights Activist who established
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in the British Isles when she was called to the Irish Inner Bar.
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won U.S. Senate confirmation on May 25, 1928, as a judge of the
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List of first women lawyers and judges in the United States
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was appointed as South Africa’s first female Chief Justice.
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Female Well-Being: Toward a Global Theory of Social Change
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became the first three women admitted to the bar in Japan.
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barrister in NSW. She would go on to become a magistrate.
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became the first female barrister to practice in England.
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Development, Department of Justice and Constitutional.
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Billson, Janet Mancini; Fluehr-Lobban, Carolyn (2005).
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1922 – Women were allowed to become lawyers in Belgium.
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became the first woman to be called to the English bar.
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since the inception of the office in the 13th century.
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List of first women lawyers and judges by nationality
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List of first women lawyers and judges by nationality
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became the first woman to serve as a Justice of the
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became the first female president of the (American)
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became the first woman to serve as a justice of the
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became the first female president of the (American)
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became the first two female lawyers admitted to the
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425:became the first woman appointed as a judge to the 1326:A Room at a Time: How Women Entered Party Politics 1229:"Biographical Search | Women's Legal History" 1086: 796:. Acton Historical Society website, June 17, 2018. 714: 214:became the first female lawyer in the Philippines. 137:in 1888, British supporters helped to send her to 907: 148:became the first female lawyer in Canada and the 1873: 1472: 959: 885:"Clara Brett Martin | The Canadian Encyclopedia" 262:became the first female lawyer admitted to the 108:case that solidified the narrow reading of the 16:Landmark events in the practice of law by women 1479:Colin Wark; John F. Galliher (23 April 2015). 1398: 1181:The Kolberg Partnership, London (2008-03-06). 806:Margrit Twellmann, Wolfgang Abendroth (1972). 721:Philosophical Interventions: Reviews 1986-2011 681:Timeline of women lawyers in the United States 76:became the first woman admitted to the bar in 1458:. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 129–. 598:became the first female Chief Justice of the 1569: 1548:. Aaregistry.org. 1981-07-31. Archived from 1223: 1221: 1125: 1012: 1010: 1008: 1006: 901: 835: 708: 645:became the first woman to preside over the 273:became Australia's first female magistrate. 1771: 1635: 1633: 953: 724:. Oxford University Press. pp. 400–. 280:became the first female lawyer in Romania. 195:became the first female lawyer in Uruguay. 1861:Asare, Wilberforce (September 11, 2024). 1831: 1445: 1218: 572:became the first female president of the 554:became the first female president of the 1693: 1563: 1404: 1328:, 2002: Rowman and Littlefield, p. 216 ( 1304:, 1990: Kent State Univ. Press, p. 854 ( 1044: 1003: 914:. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 159–. 829: 1802: 1777: 1630: 1618: 1616: 1614: 1202: 1874: 1832:Martialay, Ángela (3 September 2024). 1452:Zachary Alden Smith (1 January 2002). 768: 766: 764: 762: 1860: 1744: 1660: 1455:Politics and Public Policy in Arizona 1084: 842:. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 108–. 164:National Association of Women Lawyers 1611: 1426: 1420: 988:"Incorporated Law Society v. Wookey" 787: 1803:Jiménez, Pedro (3 September 2024). 1796: 759: 627:became the first woman to head the 525:was appointed as magistrate to the 496:Human Rights Commission of Pakistan 87:became the first woman to obtain a 13: 1663:"Saudi Women Realize Their Rights" 1345: 1126:Agrigoroaie, Mircea (7 May 2014). 934: 200:Incorporated Law Society v. Wookey 198:1912 – In the South African case, 14: 1898: 1694:Siddique, Haroon (15 June 2023). 1576:. NewSouth Books. pp. 308–. 1485:. Lexington Books. pp. 31–. 908:Mary Jane Mossman (31 May 2006). 228:became the first female judge in 1598:"Hishon v. King & Spaulding" 1431:. C Hurst & Co. p. 39. 1405:Buchanan, Kelly (6 March 2015). 1045:Buchanan, Kelly (6 March 2015). 812:(in German). Hain. p. 112. 647:General Council of the Judiciary 1854: 1825: 1738: 1713: 1687: 1661:Zoepf, Katherine (2016-01-03). 1654: 1590: 1538: 1517: 1499: 1339: 1315: 1302:Cleveland: the Making of a City 1294: 1260: 1242: 1203:Feather, Carl E. (2014-07-25). 1196: 1174: 1146: 1119: 1078: 1069: 1060: 1038: 980: 928: 562: 174: 110:Privileges or Immunities Clause 30: 1527:. Oconnorhouse.org. 1930-03-26 889:www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca 877: 856: 799: 738: 697: 629:judiciary of England and Wales 504:Hishon v. King & Spaulding 1: 1882:Timelines of women in history 1745:Hymas, Charles (2023-09-26). 1390:. 4 June 2016. Archived from 691: 538:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania 219:Praskovya Danilova-Plotnikova 101:Bradwell v. State of Illinois 1427:Wyse, Akintola J.G. (1989). 1088:"Negruzzi, Ella (1876–1948)" 353:Court of International Trade 232:. The first female judge in 104:, 83 U.S. 130 (1873), was a 7: 966:. UNM Press. pp. 95–. 664: 474:United States Supreme Court 349:United States Customs Court 106:United States Supreme Court 10: 1903: 1273:. Zed Books. p. 245. 407:became the first woman to 364:United States v. Schwimmer 960:Christine Ehrick (2005). 937:"Benjamin, Ethel Rebecca" 611:Chief Justice of Malaysia 427:Family Court of Australia 21:timeline of women lawyers 1643:. Lclark.edu. 2010-05-29 1600:. Casebriefs. 1984-05-22 1256:. No. 28 June 1923. 609:became the first female 556:American Bar Association 485:National Bar Association 253:American Bar Association 184:became the first female 600:High Court of Australia 588:Bayan Mahmoud Al-Zahran 516:High Court of Australia 323:Irene Antoinette Geffen 264:Swedish Bar Association 162:1899 – The (American) 60:Northwestern University 1382:"'Manu and the 'muse'" 1250:"Of Interest to Women" 1231:. 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Index

List of first women lawyers and judges by nationality
Marija Milutinović
Arabella Mansfield
Iowa
Ada Kepley
Northwestern University
Charlotte E. Ray
Clara Hapgood Nash
New England
Johanna von Evreinov
Doctor of Law
Leipzig University
Bradwell v. State of Illinois
United States Supreme Court
Privileges or Immunities Clause
Fourteenth Amendment
Belva Ann Lockwood
Cornelia Sorabji
Bombay University
Oxford University
Clara Brett Martin
British Empire
Ethel Benjamin
National Association of Women Lawyers
New York City
Flos Greig
barrister
Clotilde Luisi
Madeline Wookey
Natividad Almeda-Lopez

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