The invisible bar : the woman lawyer in America, 1638 to the present
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0394529642
ISBN 13
9780394529646
DDC
340
Category
Women and the Law
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Publication Year
1986
Publisher
Pages
xv, 271 pages
Subject
Women and the Law
Abstract
"In this history of women lawyers in America, a New York attorney traces the 350-year-old struggle that, to a certain degree, is still being waged in some form today. As late as 1950, for example, women who had crashed the barriers of Harvard Law Schoolwere subjected to a ``Ladies Day'' ritual in which they recited for the amusement of all-male classes. As Morello tells the stories of the women who helped promote justice, beginning with Margaret Brent, the first woman lawyer in America, who arrived in the colonies in 1638, and ending with the first female Supreme Court Justice, she shows their commonalityan unwillingness to be cowed professionally because of their gender. Rich in entertaining anecdotes and finely researched, the survey makes heady reading. Illustrations not seen by PW. (October 30 Copyright 1986 Cahners Business Information." - Voila
Description
Content:
Introduction -- The first women lawyers -- The first women law students -- Women in urban law schools -- Last bastions: the Ivy League law schools -- Rebels and reformers -- Double impairment: Black women lawyers -- Women in the courtroom -- Women in major law firms -- Women on the bench -- The invisible bar.
Introduction -- The first women lawyers -- The first women law students -- Women in urban law schools -- Last bastions: the Ivy League law schools -- Rebels and reformers -- Double impairment: Black women lawyers -- Women in the courtroom -- Women in major law firms -- Women on the bench -- The invisible bar.
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-271).
Number of Copies
1
