Gwyneth Bebb

Gwyneth Bebb
OBE
Born
Gwyneth Marjorie Bebb

(1889-12-27)December 27, 1889
Oxford, England
Died(1921-10-09)October 9, 1921 (aged 31)
Edgbaston, England
EducationSt. Hugh's College, Oxford University
Known for'Bebb v. The Law Society'

Gwyneth Marjorie Bebb, OBE (27 October 1889 – 9 October 1921) (later Mrs Thomson) was an English lawyer. She was the claimant in Bebb v. The Law Society, a test case in the opening of the legal profession to women in Britain.[1] She was expected to be the first woman to be called to the bar in England; in the event, her early death prevented that, and Ivy Williams was the first woman to qualify as a barrister in England, in May 1922.

  1. ^ Rosemary Auchmuty (10 June 2011). "The tragic case of the legal star history forgot". The Guardian. UK. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2011.