Edward Bell championed women’s entry into the legal profession from around 1910, supporting the pivotal Bebb v The Law Society case (1913). Although the courts upheld the exclusion of women as “persons” under the Solicitors Act 1843, this effort helped pave the way for the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919, which ultimately allowed Carrie Morrison to become the first woman solicitor in 1922.