CarveHerName1d ago

#OnThisDay, 30 Mar 1982, Bertha Wilson was sworn in to the Canadian Supreme Court. She is the first woman appointed to sit on it.

When she had started at law school in 1955, she was reportedly advised to 'take up crocheting' instead.

Her 1988 ruling decriminalised abortion in Canada.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomensHistoryMonth #CanadianHistory #Histodons

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@CarveHerName

The World would be much better if someone had convinced Pete Hegseth to "take up crocheting instead". And all the other machismorons, too.

Mar 30 at 4:06pmWeb