Table of Early and Exceptional Ontario Women Lawyers of Diverse Communities

In the table below, the names of early and exceptional women lawyers of diverse communities are arranged in order of year called to the bar in Ontario, then alphabetically by last name. The entry for each lawyer includes name; year of birth if known (and in the case of living lawyers, if permitted); and year of death where applicable. If the woman lawyer was or is an early or exceptional member of a diverse community, in addition to being an early or exceptional woman lawyer, the name of that community is also listed.

 
To download biographies of these individuals, arranged either by year of call to the bar or by diverse community, and for more information on the project, please click here for the Diversifying the Bar: Lawyers Make History home page.
 

Name	Birth - Death	Year Called to the Bar	Heritage or Community
Martin, Clara Brett	1874 - 1923	1897	Women
Powley, Eva M.	1875 - ?	1902	Women
Wright, Geraldine B.	? - 1967	1907	Women
Hewson, Grace E.	1885 - 1973	1908	Women
Cairns, Jean	1886 - 1982	1913	Women
Laughton, Mary E.	ca. 1890 - ?	1915	Women
Paterson, Edith L.	1891 - 1980	1915	Women
Alford, Gertrude	1891 - 1975	1916	Women
Cherrier, Theresa	1890 - 1961	1918	Women
McNulty, Mary	ca. 1895 - 1972	1918	Women; Roman Catholic
Palen, Helen B.	1885 - 1971	1918	Women
Campeau, Lovedy J.	1894 - 1980	1919	Women
Hodgins, Apha I.	1892 - 1983	1919	Women
Lee, Muriel	ca. 1894 - ?	1919	Women
Lown, Norma	ca. 1889 - ?	1919	Women
Silk, Aileen I.	ca. 1896 - 1943	1919	Women
Denton, Laura	1891 - ?	1920	Women
Kinnear, Helen A.	1894 - 1970	1920	Women
Robinson, Vera A.	ca. 1897 - 1979	1920	Women
Taylor, Gladys V.	ca. 1897 - ?	1920	Women
Parsons, Vera L.	1889 - 1973	1924	Women; Persons with Disabilities
Lynch, Emily F.	1900 - 1962	1925	Women; Roman Catholic
Hyndman, Margaret	1902 - 1991	1926	Women
Wigle, Ruby M.	1893 - ?	1926	Women
Baker, Annie E.	1908 - 2005	1929	Women; Jewish
Grossman, Helen	ca. 1905 - 1988	1929	Women; Jewish; Russian
Ferguson, Edra	1907 - 2011	1930	Women
Sherizen, Lily I.	1906 - 1991	1930	Women; Jewish; Lithuanian
O’Rourke, Jean E.	1908 - 1974	1931	Women; Roman Catholic
Cohn, Tmima M.	1907 - 1989	1932	Women; Jewish
Muskat, Clara Halperin	1912 - 2016	1935	Women; Jewish
Okuloski, Helen F.	1912 - 1993	1935	Women; Polish
Goldstick, I. Sarah	1904 - 1986	1943	Women; Jewish; Russian
Chumak, Olga	1917 - 2003	1944	Women; Ukrainian
Grant, Gretta J.	1921 -	1946	Women; Chinese
Van Camp, Mabel	1920 - 2012	1947	Women
Laird, Marjorie A.	1923 - 1997	1948	Women
Legge, Laura	1923 - 2010	1948	Women
Boland, Janet L.	1923 -	1950	Women
LaMarsh, Judy	1924 - 1980	1950	Women
Dubin, Anne R.	1926 - 2007	1951	Women; Jewish
Panarites, Stella A.	1924 - 1986	1953	Women; Greek
Wilson, Bertha	1923 - 2007	1959	Women
Wychowanec, Stephanie	1933 -	1959	Women; Ukrainian
Abella, Rosalie S.	1946 -	1972	Women; Jewish
Ferns, Barboura Ann	1947 -	1974	Women
Charron, Louise V.	1951 -	1977	Women; Francophone
Eng, Susan		1977	Women; Chinese
Omatsu, Maryka	1948 -	1977	Women; Japanese
Bonkalo, Annemarie E.		1978	Women; Hungarian
Mohideen, Fatima	1948 -	1978	Women; Chinese
Métivier, Monique	1942 -	1979	Women; Francophone
Opekokew, Delia		1979	Women; Aboriginal
Sareen, Iva	1950 -	1979	Women; South Asian
Sugiyama, Constance		1979	Women; Japanese
Low, Wailan	1950 -	1980	Women; Chinese
Ray, Sheila	1956 -	1981	Women; South Asian
Karakatsanis, Andromache	1955 -	1982	Women; Greek
Pierce, Helen M.	1953 -	1982	Women; Métis
Rawlins, Micheline	1951 -	1982	Women; Black
Van Melle, Francine E.	1955 -	1982	Women; Dutch
Natividad, Alicia	1950 -	1983	Women; Filipino
Carasco, Emily	1948 -	1984	Women; South Asian
Espinet, Thora	1942 -	1984	Women; Black
Favret, Lucia	1957 -	1986	Women; Italian
Steinberg, Jenny Chu		1986	Women; Korean
Ursel, Susan	1958 -	1986	Women; LGBTQ2+
Wong, Mavin	1960 -	1986	Women; Chinese
Bhabha, Feroza	1958 -	1987	Women; Muslim; South Asian
Kim, Eunice	1960 -	1987	Women; Korean
Anand, Gita		1988	Women; South Asian
Janssen, Charlotte	1960 -	1988	Women; Dutch
Gupta, Neena	1963 -	1989	Women; South Asian
Boutet, Nathalie	1965 -	1991	Women; Francophone from Quebec
Go, Avvy Y.	1963 -	1991	Women; Chinese
Ray-Ellis, Soma	1964 -	1992	Women; South Asian
Alexandris, Georgina	1967 -	1993	Women; Greek
Baxter, Evelyn	1967 -	1993	Women; Aboriginal
Mundi, Kamaljit K.	1970 -	1993	Women; South Asian
Li, Jinyan	1963 -	1994	Women; Chinese
Ma, Lillian	1946 -	1994	Women; Chinese
Shin Doi, Julia S.	1967 -	1994	Women; Korean
Hare, Susan M.	1952 -	1995	Women; Aboriginal
O’Donnell, Tracey	1966 -	1995	Women; Aboriginal; Anishinabek
Pawagi, Manjusha B.	1967 -	1997	Women; South Asian
Westmoreland- Traoré, Juanita	1942 -	1997	Women; African Canadian; Quebecer
An, J. Jacqueline	1962 -	1998	Women; Korean
Cho, Meerai	1951 -	2002	Women; Korean