Abortion Act 1967
The Abortion Act 1967 permitted abortion in England and Wales in certain circumstances.
Elizabeth Lane
Elizabeth Lane was the first woman appointed to the High Court.
Life Peerages Act 1958
The Life Peerages Act 1958 allowed women to sit in the House of Lords.
Rose Heilbron
Rose Heilbron became the first woman judge when she was appointed Recorder of Burnley in 1956.
Married Women’s Property Act 1964
The Married Women’s Property Act 1964 established that housekeeping money belongs jointly to husband and wife.
Women and the Law by Susan Atkins and Brenda Hoggett (1984)
Women and the Law was the first textbook on women and law.
Feminist Legal Studies Journal
Feminist perspectives and scholarship found a home in the Feminist Legal Studies journal.
Gill and Another v El Vino Co Ltd [1983]
Gill and Another v El Vino Co Ltd established that women had the same right to receive service at a bar in London as men.
Barclays Bank v O’Brien [1993]
Barclays Bank v O’Brien gave protection to wives from undue influence by husbands in obtaining mortgages.