First Female Barrister in Ireland

Date: November 1, 1921 • Location: Paris, France

Frances Kyle was called to the Bar of Ireland, becoming the first female barrister in Ireland or Great Britain.

Frances Christian Kyle, LLB was a Northern Irish barrister and the first woman, together with Averil Deverell, to be admitted to the bar in either Ireland or Great Britain, being called to the Bar of Ireland on 1 November 1921. It not only made headlines in Dublin but also New York City, London, and India. It was almost a year before any woman was called to the English bar.