Margaret Kidd
Margaret Kidd was the first woman called to the Faculty of Advocates.
Carrie Morrison
Carrie Morrison was the first woman admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales.
Averil Deverell
Averil Deverell was the first woman barrister to practise in Ireland, England, Scotland or Wales.
The Committee on the Employment of Women on Police Duties, 1920
The Committee on the Employment of Women on Police Duties recognised that women could be sworn in as constables in the police forces of England, Wales, and Scotland.
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.
Rose Heilbron
Rose Heilbron became the first woman judge when she was appointed Recorder of Burnley in 1956.