Netty Probst (1903-1990) was a

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ian lawyer. She was the first female lawyer in Luxembourg. She was the daughter of the lawyer and social democrat Jean-Pierre Probst, and graduated in law at the university. When she was to pass the qualifications as a lawyer in 1927, she was initially refused because of her gender. After protests from her male colleagues, however, she was allowed to pass, which is regarded as a great victory in the history of gender equality in Luxembourg. As a lawyer, she often defended females and handled divorce cases. In 1939, she proved that the common practice to fire a female teacher after marriage was illegal.

References

* Jeanne Rouff, « Un office essentiellement viril » : Les premières femmes au barreau de Luxembourg, in : Goetzinger / Lorang / Wagener, Wenn nun wir Frauen auch das Wort ergreifen, p. 209ff. *

Renée Wagener Renée Wagener (born 1962) is a journalist, sociologist, historian, and former politician in Luxembourg. She served for 10 years in the country's Chamber of Deputies as a member of The Greens. Early life and education Renée Wagener was born ...

, Bye bye, Siegfried. Der lange Abschied der Luxemburger Frauen vom Patriarchat, in: « Not the girl you’re looking for. Melusina Rediscovered », Luxembourg 2010, p. 230f. {{DEFAULTSORT:Probst, Netty 1903 births 1990 deaths Luxembourgian women's rights activists Luxembourgian feminists 20th-century Luxembourgian women