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Dorothea Heron

First woman to be admitted as a solicitor in Ireland

Lim Beng Hong

Trailblazing legal and political figure in British Malaya, renowned for her pioneering achievements and contributions to women’s representation in law and politics.

Pole Atanraoi-Reim

Pole Atanraoi-Reim stands as a trailblazer in Kiribati as the nation’s first female lawyer.

Hayati binti Mohd Salleh

Hayati binti Mohd Salleh was the first female Attorney General of Brunei and the first female High Court Judge in the Supreme Court of Brunei.

Catherine Winter

Irish publicist and campaigner

Margaret Lynch

Irish-New Zealand servant accused of crimes by her employer, leading to a public uproar in her defense

Victorian English feminist and social reformer who campaigned for women’s suffrage, the right of women to better education, the end of coverture in British law, the abolition of child prostitution, and an end to human trafficking of young women and children into European prostitution.