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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.
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