The legal profession was almost exclusively white and male until the late nineteenth century

Evidence

For much of our history, lawyer meant “white male.” Not a single woman was admitted to the bar before 1869, and precious few blacks. — Lawrence M. Friedman and Grant M. Hayden, American Law, 1248

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: History did not professionalize until the nineteenth century — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting…, 2067; Women were largely barred from law practice until the twentieth century. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 663

Broader Connections

• Women were largely barred from law practice until the twentieth century. #corroborates (0.90) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 663
• History did not professionalize until the nineteenth century #qualifies (0.72) — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans, 2067