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Project pits women’s success stories against “negative narrative of diversity debate”

Published 25th June 2014
Legal Futures spoke to founder of The First 100 Years and Obelisk CEO Dana Denis-Smith about the project and its objectives. She explains that The First 100 Years is an attempt to view the achievements of women lawyers positively, in contrast to the “negative narrative of the diversity debate.” Read the full article here.
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