Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
Ivy Williams
Standard Name: Williams, Ivy
Used Form: Dr Ivy Williams
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Dr Ivy Williams
became the first woman called to the English bar after the legal profession was opened to women by the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act of 23 December 1919.
Beddoe, Deirdre. Back to Home and Duty: Women Between the Wars, 1918-1939. Pandora, 1989.
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“Palmer’s Index to the Times”. Historical Newspapers Online.
(April-June 1922): 506
“Women’s History Timeline”. BBC: Radio 4: Woman’s Hour.