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[email protected]. WOMEN IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION FROM THE 1920s TO THE 1970s: WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM THEIR EXPERIENCE ABOUT LAW AND SOCIAL CHANGE? Cynthia Grant Bowman I. INTRODUCTION II. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: WOMEN LAWYERS FROM THE 1920S TO THE 1970s A. The 1920s B. The 1930s C. The 1940s D. The 1950s E. The 1960s F. The 1970s III. THE STORY OF THREE WOMEN A. Amy Ruth Mahin B. Dawn Clark C. Virginia Watkin IV. LESSONS TO BE DRAWN FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF WOMEN LAWYERS ABOUT LAW AND SOCIAL CHANGE HeinOnline -- 61 Me.