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.

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.