History of Women Lawyers

For a chronological overview of the history of women lawyers, visit:

A Timeline of Women's Legal History by Professor Cunnea

A good starting point for research on women in the law:

The Women's Legal History Biography Project

The American Bar Association has taken a number of oral histories of prominent women lawyers:

Women Trailblazers in the Law Project

To see a C-Span video interview of Project Chair Brooksley Born, click here.

The American Bar Association's Commission on Women in the Profession's Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Awards have highlighted outstanding women lawyers and judges who have been important in recent history.  For information on these women, click here.

For a Youtube video on Belle Mansfield, America's first licensed female attorney,

click here.

For a Youtube video on Marion Griffin, Tennessee's first woman lawyer, click here.

For a timeline of the history of women lawyers in South Carolina, click here. 

For a discussion of the recent history of women in the legal profession, click here to see Women Lawyers Then:  Women Lawyers Now, a video produced by the Massachusetts School of Law. 

To hear interviews conducted by Georgia Association for Women Lawyers Trailblazers Series,  click here.