This Day In The History of the Supreme Court of Canada: Bertha Wilson Becomes First Woman SCC Justice
Well, it was really yesterday March 4.
On March 4, 1982, Bertha Wilson was the first woman justice named to the Supreme Court. Her nomination occurred just 17 days before the Charter of Rights and Freedoms was enacted.
More background is available in the April 30, 2007 Library Boy post entitled First Woman Supreme Court Justice Bertha Wilson Dies.
On March 4, 1982, Bertha Wilson was the first woman justice named to the Supreme Court. Her nomination occurred just 17 days before the Charter of Rights and Freedoms was enacted.
More background is available in the April 30, 2007 Library Boy post entitled First Woman Supreme Court Justice Bertha Wilson Dies.
Labels: legal history, Supreme Court of Canada, women
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