Ivy Williams

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.

Ivy Williams, LLB, LLD, DCL
Born7 September 1877
Newton Abbot, Devon, England
Died18 February 1966 (1966-02-19) (aged 88)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
NationalityBritish citizenship
EducationSociety of Oxford Home Students
Occupationlaw lecturer
Known forfirst woman called to the UK bar
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