Breaking the Bar

The law is often described as blind, but history shows that justice has not always been applied equally. History also shows that generations of women faced barriers in the courtroom and in the legal profession itself, fighting for opportunity to shape the systems that governed their lives.

UC Press is proud to present a series of books that look at these historical and modern trailblazing women who reshaped the law and fought for civil liberties. From the counsel table to the bench, these are the stories of women who expanded the promise of equality under the law.