On this day …10 May 1922

This is the first in a series of short blogs about important dates in the legal calendar. We launch the series with a post in memory of Dr Ivy Williams who was the first woman to be called to the English Bar on 10 May 1922. Dr Williams scored 475 in her bar finals, a...

International Women’s Day 2021

International Women’s Day 2021 IALS Reading List International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. IWD has occurred for well over a century with the first gathering held in 1911; see...