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... Research has shown that in Anglo-Saxon times women in many ways were equal to men in terms of law. ...
Professions such as law, usually enjoy a number of privileges for example, high status, autonomy and opportunities for self-fulfilment. ... There were also some women who were lecturers of law. ... Margaret Hall had dreams of becoming a solicitor and applied to the Society of Law Agents for permission to take the entrance exams. ... But then years later in 1913, four young women with first class degrees applied to the Law Society for permission to sit the law exams. ... The young women were refused because according to the common law a woman was incapable of carrying out a public function and although they appealed the case was dismissed. ... After the war had ended, Helena Normanton became the first law student within a matter of hours of the Sex Discrimination Act 1919 being passed. ... Gwyneth Bebb one of the original four women in 1913 also decided to re-apply and by early 1919 she was one of the twelve women law students who had registered. ... Prior to the vote saw some women breaking the gateway to become law students in the year 1919 when the Sex Discrimination Act was passed. ...
In 1970s liberal feminists were formed, they placed emphasis on the role of the individual ideas, education and law. ... The Law Society has not really seen a major increase in female law students. In 1971 the total number of female law students was three percent, this rose to twelve percent in 1980 and to fifteen percent in 1987. ... However more and more young women are studying law degrees with aspirations to become a barrister or a solicitor, this depends on ones determination to succeed.
Approximate Word count = 2629
Approximate Pages = 10.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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