Madge Easton Anderson
Madge Easton Anderson was the first woman to be admitted to the legal profession in the United Kingdom.
Article 7 of the Covenant of the League of Nations 1919
As a direct result of women’s lobbying at the 1919 Peace Conference, Article 7 of the Covenant of the League of Nations stated that its Secretariat – an international civil service – would be open to both women and men.
Helena Normanton
Helena Normanton was the first woman admitted to an Inn of Court.
Appointment of the First Women Justices of the Peace, 1919
After centuries of all-male law courts, the introduction of women JPs was not simply a legal landmark but a revolution. Today just over half of all JPs are women.
Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919
The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 made sex and marriage no longer an automatic bar to the professions and, in particular, enabled women to enter the legal and other professions.
Maternity and Child Welfare Act 1918
The Maternity and Child Welfare Act 1918 obliged local authorities to set up maternal and child welfare clinics.
British Nationality Act 1948
The British Nationality Act 1948 conferred on women the same right as men to retain or change their nationality on marriage.
Married Women (Restraint Upon Anticipation) Act 1949
The Married Women (Restraint Upon Anticipation) Act 1949 removed last vestige of coverture; married women could now deal with property exactly like men.
Rose Heilbron
Rose Heilbron became the first woman judge when she was appointed Recorder of Burnley in 1956.
A Pageant of Great Women
A Pageant of Great Women, by Cicely Hamilton, presented arguments for women’s enfranchisement.