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"Perhaps she was a female warrior, or maybe the war clubs and spear throwers were symbols of power that were funeral gifts from men," Dr. Verano said.

Their Day in Court

Since the birth of the modern legal profession, lawyering has been a male-dominated career. Law schools, especially the prestigious Ivy League institutions, have been viewed as "boys' clubs" since they opened their doors to the first entering class. The patriarchal nature of the legal field, however, appears to be headed out the door, according to this year's statistics.

Original Article.

The Daily Texan, Volume 101, No. 118

2001 March 27

American Bar Association data indicates that women accounted for 49.4% of the 43518 students who entered American law schools fall 2000, which is amazing, considering that just 40 years ago, the entering law school classes were only about 4% female. And the trend is going to continue, if projections based on the profiles of law school applicants for next fall's first year class are accurate.

The ABA says that more women than men applied for admission to law school for the fall 2001 semester, establishing, for the first time in history, a female majority in this traditionally masculine field. The ramifications of this development for both the state of the legal profession and that of the law in general could be revolutionary and far-reaching.