Collectively, they transformed the attitudes of society toward women lawyers.
In Stories from Trailblazing Women Lawyers: Lives in the Law (NYU Press, $22), Norgren curates the remarkable histories of 100 senior female attorneys who spent their careers on the feminist frontlines pursuing gender equality in the legal profession.
This first generation of female attorneys debated calling themselves "lady lawyers," a term that didn't stick (but I rather wish it had). Rebels at the Bar: The Fascinating, Forgotten Stories of America's First Women Lawyers (NYU Press, $26) by legal historian Jill Norgren highlights the accomplishments of women who chose legal careers in the late 19th century, despite opposition from family, society and the legal profession itself. It's been a comfort to read about some of the fearless women who paved the way for her career as a lawyer and jurist. Ruth Bader Ginsburg's passing marks the end of an era for the first generation of female U.S.
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