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Battle-Axes and Sticky-Beaks: Women and Jury Service in Western Australia 1898-1957

Author: Sonia Walker BA (Hons) LLB (Murdoch) M Phil (W Aust)
Lecturer, Murdoch University School of Law
Subjects: Jury -- Australia
Law - history (Other articles)
Women - social conditions (Other articles)
Issue: Volume 11, Number 4 (December 2004)
Category: Refereed Articles

Abstract

This article traces the history of the admission of women in Western Australia to jury duty in that jurisdiction. It discusses the debated issues of women's suitability for service, together with the age and property qualifications. Parliamentary debates are used as sources to illuminate the social attitudes of the day.

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