Ram Phrommobon Bunyaprasop

Khunying Ram Phrommobon Bunyaprasop was a Thai lawyer and barrister. She was the first female law student in Thailand[1] and the first female barrister in Thailand, elected to the bar in 1930.[1][2][3] She was also at one time President of the Women Lawyers Association of Thailand.[4]

Her father was the Chief of the Police Department and Police Colonel during Rama VI and Rama VII's reigns, which helped him obtain her an opportunity to study law.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Buchanan, Kelly. "Women in History: Lawyers and Judges | In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress". Blogs.loc.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  2. 1 2 Edwards, Louise; Roces, Mina (2006-08-21). Women's Suffrage in Asia: Gender, Nationalism and Democracy. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-32035-6.
  3. (Khunying), Rǣm Phrommōbon Bunyaprasop (2008). คุณหญิงแร่ม พรหโมบล บุณยประสพ: เนติบัณฑิตหญิงคนแรก (in Thai). หอรัตนชัยการพิมพ์.
  4. La Abogada Newsletter, pg. 11, Volume 10, The Federation, 1976
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