Super Lawyers has published an article titled “No, I’m Really the Attorney” featuring Mary Anne Vance and 5 other female attorneys who made waves in the legal profession in the 1970s. See below for an excerpt or click here to access the full article.

“In the early 1980s, Mary Anne Vance wrote an article for the state Bar newsletter in an issue dedicated to women who practiced law in the first half of the 20th century. While in court one day, she recalls, “The judge called out and said, ‘Where do you get off writing a whole issue about women? I have red hair. Are you going to do next month’s issue on people with red hair?’ He said this in open court.” Vance, now an estate planning and probate attorney at Reed Longyear Corwin Burnett & Calogero, prevailed nevertheless.

Six female attorneys who broke into law in the 1970s recently sat down with us to talk about the experience. Most were motivated to go into law by concerns for social justice and the direction of the country. All are still concerned about that direction.”