Helena Normanton becomes the first woman to practise as a barrister in England.
She was called to the Bar in November 1922 at Middle Temple, just a few months after Ivy Williams. Normanton went on to become the first female counsel in cases in the High Court of Justice, and the first woman to obtain a divorce for a client.
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Helena Normanton becomes the first woman to practise as a barrister in England
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