Chapter 1
Trailblazers of the courtroom
Chapter 2
Television's legal revolution
Chapter 3
Silver screen advocates
Chapter 4
Global courtroom dramas
YOUR GOAL
Master of Women lawyers in pop culture
Ch 1 · Trailblazers of the courtroom
schopenhauer Trailblazers of the Courtroom
Opened the doors, argued the case, changing the game!
schopenhauer Eliza Orme was the first British woman to earn a law degree in 1888, though she was barred from officially practicing as a barrister.
schopenhauer Cornelia Sorabji became the first female advocate in India and the first woman to study law at Oxford University in 1889.
BETA
schopenhauer Answer trivia questions to discover how trailblazing women lawyers conquered the bar and pop culture.
Fun Fact
First US woman: Arabella Mansfield passed the 1869 Iowa bar exam after studying in her brother's law office, even though she never attended law school.
Glossary
litigator (noun)
A lawyer who specializes in taking legal action and conducting lawsuits in court. In 1880, Belva Lockwood became the first female litigator to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court.
A lawyer who specializes in taking legal action and conducting lawsuits in court. In 1880, Belva Lockwood became the first female litigator to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Quiz
Which U.S. President did female legal pioneer Belva Lockwood run against in 1884?
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What group of isolated women did Indian lawyer Cornelia Sorabji advocate for starting in 1894?
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Which university did Cornelia Sorabji attend in 1889 to become the first female law student there?
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Which legal concept did California's first female lawyer Clara Shortridge Foltz invent in 1893?
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In what year did Eliza Orme become the first British woman to earn a law degree?
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Which U.S. state was the first to admit a woman, Arabella Mansfield, to its legal bar?
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Before she could practice law, Clara Shortridge Foltz had to sue which institution to allow women to attend?