Two Firsts: Bertha Wilson and Claire l'Heureux-Dubé at the Supreme Court of Canada

by Constance Backhouse

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1772600938
• ISBN13: 9781772600933
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Second Story Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"