Table of Contents

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

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About the Author

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).

Reviews

'[ An ] excellent biography of Helena Normanton, brilliantly researched by Judith Bourne... a captivating book for all aspiring barristers to read'-- Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor of Richmond Green Chambers; 'Succeeds ... in rendering Helena Normanton as a human being, a woman with grit and aspiration, whose experiences were as often disappointing as they were celebratory ... A fine achievement!'-- Professor Mary Jane Mossman (from the Foreword)