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Pioneras del Notariado – The First Women Notaries and Their Contribution to the History of the Latin Notariat

Published in 2026, this collective work is the result of the Gender Equality Working Group of the International Union of Notaries (UINL). It brings together contributions from more than twenty notaries and legal experts from around the world to pay tribute to the pioneers of the notarial profession: the first women to have accessed the role of notary in their respective countries.

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Organised by continent — Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas — the book traces the journeys of these women who forged a path in often highly restrictive legal and social contexts. It stands both as a historical record and as an act of recognition for those who helped profoundly transform the notarial profession on a global scale.

Presented as Volume I of a series, this digital publication reflects the UINL’s commitment to gender equality within the international notarial community.