Helena Normanton and the Opening of the Bar to Women

Judith Bourne (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

264 Seiten

2016
Waterside Press (Verlag)
978-1-909976-32-0 (ISBN)

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In this first full-length account of Helena Normanton's life and career, Judith Bourne tells of her fight to join the Bar of England and Wales and open it up to women. The book describes how her ambition was forged as a child after seeing her mother patronised by a solicitor. It tells how the press were quick to pigeon-hole and harass her, leading to disciplinary proceedings for 'self-advertising'. Enmeshed in a world of men, Helena Normanton faced a constant struggle to establish herself against a backdrop of prejudice, misogyny and discrimination - as when solicitors, fearful of the unknown, were reluctant to instruct her, leaving her to take on poor person's cases, dock briefs and those 'deemed suitable for a woman'. But Helena Normanton was a force to be reckoned with. She was not just the first woman to be admitted to an Inn of Court, hold briefs in the High Court and Old Bailey, and (with Rose Heilbron) be made a King's Counsel, but a prolific author, leading feminist and speaker who entranced audiences at home and abroad. Along with the controversies that eternally surrounded her progress and her foibles, this is all contained in this captivating book.

Judith Bourne is an academic at St. Mary's University, Twickenham and Co-Director of the Centre for Law and Culture. She founded and chairs the 'First Women Lawyers in Great Britain and the Empire Symposia'. With a doctorate from King's College, London, Judith formerly practised as a barrister. Her research focuses on Feminist Perspectives on Law, Land Law and Equity and Trusts Law. Professor Mary Jane Mossman has taught at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, in Ontario since 1977 and was Director of the Institute for Feminist Legal Studies 2002-2010. She was also a faculty member at the University of New South Wales and a Visiting Professor at numerous other university law schools. Her research focuses on property law, family law, access to justice and issues of gender and the legal profession. Among her recent books is The First Women Lawyers: A Comparative Study of Gender, Law and the Legal Professions (Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2006).

Foreword: (Re)Discovering Helena Normanton by Mary Jane Mossman; Introduction; 1. Helena Normanton's Early Years; 2. Helena in Context: The Struggles for Women's Equal Rights; 3. Closed Doors at the Inns of Court; 4. After Joining and Inn; 5. Helena Normanton's Emerging Legal Career; 6. America; 7. Back On Home Soil; 8. Later Legal Work and Helena Normanton's Attitude To Practice; 9. Campaigns; 10. Helena's Death; Endnotes; Selected Bibliography; Index

Erscheinungsdatum	23.09.2016
Vorwort	Mary Jane Mossman
Zusatzinfo	black & white illustrations
Verlagsort	Winchester
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	372 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Rechtsgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	1-909976-32-6 / 1909976326
ISBN-13	978-1-909976-32-0 / 9781909976320
Zustand	Neuware