1982: Finally, a woman on Canada’s Supreme Court
Women's rights groups pop open champagne as Bertha Wilson becomes the first female justice
When Bertha Wilson applied to law school, in 1954, she was told to go home and take up crocheting. And when she applied to a law firm after graduation, the partners debated whether women were suited to practise law. Nearly three decades later, Wilson has earned a place on the Supreme Court of Canada. The National looks on as rights groups cheer for the first woman on Canada's highest court.