Ivy Williams | |
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Born | 7 September 1877 |
Died | 18 February 1966 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England | (aged 88)
Nationality | British citizenship |
Education | Society of Oxford Home Students |
Alma mater | University of London (LLB, LLD) St Anne's College, Oxford (DCL) |
Occupation | law lecturer |
Known for | first woman called to the UK bar |
Ivy Williams (7 September 1877 – 18 February 1966) was the first woman to be called to the English bar, in May 1922. She never practised, but she was the first woman to teach law at a British university.