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First 100 Years toilet roll

This commemorative toilet roll from the First 100 Years Project celebrates 100 years of women in the legal profession following the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919. It was inspired by the common excuse from law firms that they could not employ women because of a lack of toilet facilities. It was produced as part of a limited edition of 100 rolls by the First 100 Years project in 2016.

https://first100years.org.uk/ontheroll-campaign/

Title

First 100 Years commemorative toilet roll

Artist

Designed by Adrien Raphoz with text by Grant Codron

Date

2016

Catalogue number

Parliamentary Archives, HL/PO/RO/1/223

Transcript

'Sitting comfortably? Thanks to the courage and tenacity of pioneering women in law, now we all can. Because as recently as the 1970s, lack of washroom facilities for women was used as a pretext not to hire female lawyers. Their perseverence opened the way for many like-minded women to enter the legal profession. People like you. Discover the full story and more facts about our place in legal history at www.first100years.org.uk Help us spread the word #OnTheRoll First 100 Years'