Womens Legal Landmarks in the Interwar Years: Not for Want of Trying
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Womens Legal Landmarks in the Interwar Years: Not for Want of Trying
By (Author) Professor Rosemary Auchmuty
Edited by Erika Rackley
Edited by Mari Takayanagi
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Hart Publishing
12th February 2026
United Kingdom
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Law and society, gender issues
342.42087809
Physical Properties
Paperback
312
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
Description
Womens Legal Landmarks in the Interwar Years shines new light on 33 legal landmarks, many forgotten today, that affected women in England and Wales between 1918 and 1939.
It considers the work of feminist activists to bring about legal change which benefited or aimed to benefit women. Areas explored include property, inheritance, adoption, marriage, access to health care, criminal law, employment opportunities, pay, pensions and political representation. It also examines campaigns by key womens organisations, and assesses the impact of early women lawyers and politicians.
While some of the landmarks effected change during this period, others provided the foundation for measures in later decades. Together the landmarks demonstrate that far from being a relatively quiet period of British feminism, the interwar period played a key role in ongoing fights for recognition, representation and justice.
Author Bio
Rosemary Auchmuty is Professor of Law at the University of Reading, UK.
Erika Rackley is Professor of Law at the University of Kent, UK.
Mari Takayanagi is Senior Archivist at the Parliamentary Archives, UK.
