Gwyneth Bebb
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. 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.
Gwyneth Bebb OBE | |
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| Born | Gwyneth Marjorie Bebb December 27, 1889 Oxford, England |
| Died | October 9, 1921 (aged 31) Edgbaston, England |
| Education | St. Hugh's College, Oxford University |
| Known for | 'Bebb v. The Law Society' |
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