American law schools barred women through much of the twentieth century.

Evidence

The largest increase has been in the number of female attorneys. In 1869, Arabella Mansfield of Iowa became the first woman admitted to the practice of law, but many states did not allow women to practice law for most of the nineteenth century; and the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the exclusion of women did not violate their constitutional rights. … Harvard Law School did not admit women until 1950; Washington and Lee Law School until 1972 … As of 1970, women made up less than 5 percent of the legal profession. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 663

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Women were largely barred from law practice until the twentieth century. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 663; Women’s law school enrollment exploded over 5000 percent from 1960 to 2008. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 664; Law-school training and strict bar admission are recent American developments — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 972 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Law-school training and strict bar admission are recent American developments #contradicts (0.75) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 972