Ivy Williams: Inside Yet Outside
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Editors
Purvis, J
Publisher
Journal
Women's History Review
ISSN
0961-2025
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Dr Ivy Williams was the first woman to be called to the Bar of England and Wales. Despite this, she never took up the practice of law and after this historic moment Dr Williams returned to her life as a legal academic. This article examines Dr Williams' journey in legal life, aiming to uncover her motivations for becoming admitted and her subsequent turning away from life at the Bar. Prior to her admission, Dr Williams had suggested that women might practise as ‘outside lawyers’. With that in mind, this article will consider Dr Williams' scholarship and her contribution to legal academia and seek to answer whether this path can be seen as an alternative legacy to the women in law.
Authors
Morris, CCollections
- Department of Law [848]