Two Firsts: Bertha Wilson and Claire l'Heureux-Dub? at the Supreme Court of Canada
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Bertha Wilson and Claire L'Heureux-Dub? were the first women judges on the Supreme Court of Canada.? Their 1980s judicial appointments delighted feminists and shocked the legal establishment.? Polar opposites in background and temperament, the two faced many identical challenges.
Constance Backhouse's compelling narrative explores the sexist roadblocks they faced in education, law practice, and on the courts.? She profiles their different ways of coping, their landmark decisions for women's rights, and their less stellar records on race. To explore the lives and careers of these two path-breaking women is to venture into a world of legal sexism from a past era. The question for the future will be how much has been relegated to the bins of history.
Constance Backhouse's compelling narrative explores the sexist roadblocks they faced in education, law practice, and on the courts.? She profiles their different ways of coping, their landmark decisions for women's rights, and their less stellar records on race. To explore the lives and careers of these two path-breaking women is to venture into a world of legal sexism from a past era. The question for the future will be how much has been relegated to the bins of history.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1772600938
ISBN13:9781772600933
Release Date:March 2019
Publisher:Second Story Press
Length:272 Pages
Weight:0.35 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"
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