As women lawyers in the year 2000, we owe an enormous debt of gratitude to those women and men who have gone before us, fighting for independence and preserving it from those who would threaten our liberty. It is their sacrifice that ultimately made possible the present-day fulfillment of our personal and professional goals. Reflecting on the sacrifices of those who fought to gain and to preserve our freedom chastens me when I think of the relatively small obstacles that we face today.
Women lawyers are present at the top ranks of the profession.
From boardrooms to bar associations, from judges to firm partnerships, opportunities for women lawyers abound. The premise is that a modern family lives for three months in a Victorian home precisely as a family would have lived in 1900. The only difference is the video cameras watching them. Simple cooking was a hardship all its own. As women lawyers, we must remember those freedoms and never take them for granted.