Eveline MacLaren

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Eveline MacLaren (1883–1955)[1] was one of Scotland's first women to complete her legal studies and graduate from the Faculty of Law at the University of Edinburgh in 1909[2] alongside Josephine Gordon Stuart. The Faculty of Law is now known as the Edinburgh Law School.[3]

The graduation ceremony was held on 2 April 1909 in McEwan Hall.[4] At the time of graduation, Eveline was not allowed to enter the legal profession and never became a full lawyer.[1]

Eveline did however carry out business under the name 'Duncan Smith & MacLaren' at 62 Frederick Street, Edinburgh.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b hmacqueen (2009-04-04). "First women LLBs centenary". | Scots Law News. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
  2. ^ "Celebrating a century of women in law". The Scotsman. 4 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Celebrating 100 Years of Women in Law". The University of Edinburgh. 2016-04-14. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
  4. ^ MacQueen, Hector Lewis (2009). "Scotland's First Women Law Graduates: An Edinburgh Centenary". SSRN Electronic Journal. ISSN 1556-5068.
  5. ^ "The History of Balfour+Manson LLP: the first 125 years" (PDF).