100 Voices for 100 Years

The centenary project will continue throughout the year as a means for all in the legal profession to celebrate how far we have come and to discuss how we pave the way for a better future.

We are continuing to develop this digital exhibition – 100 Voices for 100 Years - featuring the voices of 100 women, past and present, who have a connection to the University of Glasgow School of Law. We want to hear personal stories and memories of struggles and success, as well as hopes for the future. The digital exhibition includes blogs, essays, podcasts and videos showcasing the women lawyers of the last 100 years.

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Fiona McPhail

Fiona talks about her role as Principal Solicitor of Shelter Scotland and overcoming imposter syndrome

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Lady Hale

Lady Hale reflects on her trail-blazing path to appointment as President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom - and morals to be taken from the journey

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Nicola Sturgeon

Video interview with the First Minister, in which she reflects on her time as a Law student, her path into politics and her hopes for gender equality

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Seonaid Stevenson-McCabe

Seonaid speaks with Maria Fletcher about the 'First 100 Years' project and her path to legal academia

Maria Fletcher podcast

Maria speaks with Seonaid Stevenson-McCabe about the First 100 Years project and her own journey into law

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Sheekha Saha

Sheekha Saha talks about her work with SEMLA and Law Society Scotland, and progress towards greater diversity and inclusivity

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Jane Mair

Jane reflects on the dichotomization of market and family, and how the pandemic has brought this division into sharp relief

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Jordanna Blockley

Jordanna reflects on her upbringing as a traveller and her work as a lawyer supporting marginalised communities

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Muireann McDermott

Muireann reflects on the words of Toni Morrison and on the importance of solidarity in attaining equality

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Mary Fullarton Fyfe

Mary was one of our first 100 female graduates, graduating in 1929 – and followed by her daughter in 1934

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Erin Bibb

Erin shares her thoughts on inspirational women in law and the importance of having cheerleaders

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Isabel Sinclair

Isabel was one of our first 100 female graduates and according to our research also the first female academic at the School

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Ellen Birt

Ellen reflects on taking part in the School’s European Human Rights Project, her Scottish Government role and being a working mother

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Susannah Paul

Susannah talks about her childhood dyslexia, perseverance and the lessons we can learn from origami dinosaurs

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Ciara Pang

Ciara talks about the challenge of juggling work and family life – and her abiding love of public law

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Rosa Greaves

Rosa shares her reflections on the part failures play in success and on the journey that brought her to Glasgow Law School

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Eleanor Deeming

Eleanor talks about her work for SHRC, imposter syndrome and the strong women in her life

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Kerry Trewern

Kerry talks about acts of rebellion, stepping into the legal profession and smashing the glass ceiling

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Esmee Shapiro

Esmee reflects on her pathway into the profession and becoming a Lecturer in Law

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Hayley Hooper

Hayley shares her thoughts on her legal education at Glasgow and what progress she would like to see in the profession and wider society

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Ruth Douglas

Ruth reflects on the opportunities that a Glasgow Law degree have opened up for her and inspiring women in law

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Sandra Marco Colino

Sandra reflects on her academic journey and on one's responsibilities as a legal educator

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Mashal Aamir

Mashal talks about defying stereotypes, inspirational figures and why equality should be a collective aspiration

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Catriona Cannon

Catriona shares her reflections on female role models, the importance of flexible working for equality and the gender pay gap

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Caragh Nimmo

Caragh talks about the experiences that led to her decision to pursue a career at the Bar and the law's potential to help create a better world

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Muriel Robison

Muriel reflects on her role with the Equal Opportunities Commission, her work as an Employment Tribunal judge and her key women role models

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Rachael Purvis

Rachael reflects on her pathway into law, her mental health challenges and overcoming imposter syndrome

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Laura Paton

Laura shares her reflections on taking the road less travelled, the importance of cheerleaders, and saying yes to opportunity

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Athina Bartzi

Athina talks about her passion for human rights, her work for UNHCR and the importance of challenging stereotypes

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Sarah Craig

Sarah reflects on her work in academia and legal practice and on the importance of recognising the ‘soft skills’ that sustain society

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Claire Martin

Claire talks about the opportunities opened up by a career in law, the inspirational Jimmy Reid and working for a purpose

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Catherine Hart

Catherine reflects on her journey in law, including her own mental health struggles and the importance of forging one’s own career path

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Fariya Sharif

Fariya reflects on the lack of racial diversity in the profession and the campaign for social justice for women

Mary Rachel Grigor

Learn about Mary, the first female law graduate to embark upon a PhD at the University of Glasgow

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Margaret Howie Strang Hall

Learn about Margaret, who in 1900 submitted a petition to the Court of Session to allow her admission into law

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Heather Gibson

Heather reflects on the need for class and gender progress in the profession

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Emily Tarbet

Emily reflects on the necessity of critiquing the law and its potential for bias, and on the importance of ideas

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Pauliina Ketonen

Pauliina talks about inspiration drawn from the Scottish Feminist Judgment Project and the ongoing the need for feminism

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Lauren Bowie

Lauren talks to us about her own journey in law and improving social mobility in the legal profession

Kay Foulkes

Kay shares her experience of living as a trans woman, issues of intersecting identities and progress still to be won

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Catherine Gallanagh

Catherine reflects on overcoming rejection and on finding her voice 

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Fiona McGregor

Fiona reflects on a varied and international career, her own experiences of gender discrimination and on how to tackle the equalities gap

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Francesca Ruddy

Francesca reflects on the visibility of women in law, challenging bias, and why gender equality is in everyone’s interests

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Naomi Gowans

Naomi shares her experience of overcoming adversity and how the law can be used to fight for a better world

Felicity Belton

Research Associate Felicity Belton shares her experience of her time as a solicitor

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Caitlin Alexander

Caitlin reflects on inspirations, 'woman-ing up', and tackling the root causes of inequality.

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Elaine Webster

Elaine talks to us about her path to legal academia and the important influences along the way

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Ania Salinas Cerda

Ania reflects on the experiences that have shaped her and a truly international career

Young lawyer Patricia Taylor

Patricia Taylor

Patricia talks about overcoming barriers and the work still to be done to diversify the profession

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Pat Lucie

Pat reflects on her career at the School of Law and her research on Madge Easton Anderson

Lady Carmichael

Lady Carmichael shares her thoughts on a distinguished career and overthrowing social narratives

Katy MacAskill

Katy reflects on finding her voice and her role as a founding member of RebLaw Scotland

Irene Henery

Irene talks to us about her work with law centres, serving as Senior Solicitor at the Equality and Human Rights Commission and making a difference

Catherine Dyer

Catherine reflects on her career as first female Crown Agent and Chief Executive of the Procurator Fiscal and the struggle for progress in her own lifetime

Fiona Leverick

Fiona talks to us about being an academic leader and role model to her daughter

Lady Cosgrove podcast

Lady Cosgrove reflects on an illustrious career and the advancement of women in the field

Emma Hutchison

Emma talks about the inspirational women in her life and forging a career in the civil service

Anushya Kulupana

Anushya reflects on her path to the law and her work supporting the survivors of trafficking

Holly McKenna

Our First 100 Years poet in residence, Holly talks about her love of the law and writing and the women who inspire her

Rachel McPherson

Rachel shares her experience as a student, juggling doctoral studies with raising a family and learning to love the law

Iris Pappa

Iris talks about her passion for human rights and the law as an instrument for social change

Rupa Mooker

Rupa reflects on her career in employment law and the ongoing struggle for equality and diversity within the sector

Charlotte Miles

Charlotte talks about starting out on her career in London and taking a seat at the table

Viktoria Tsvetanova

Viktoria reflects on the need for the legal profession to embrace technological change

Eleanor Livingston

Eleanor talks about the importance of work-life balance in the legal profession and her role models

Elaine Leitch

Elaine shares her journey from student to employment lawyer running her own practice

Emma Flood

Emma reflects on how her legal training inspired her to set up her own digital consultancy for law related skills

Kirsty Hood

Kirsty shares her experience of her journey to QC and serving as the first female clerk of the Faculty of Advocates

Nicola Wisdahl

Nicola talks about how her Erasmus experience led to a career in International Law

Carol Gammie

Carol talks about her career in international law and working for the UN

Clare Connelly

Clare describes her work as an academic and advocate and her commitment to legal reform in the area of domestic abuse

Vanessa Munro

Vanessa reflects on her path to professorship and how her feminist principles have informed her research

Flora Douglas podcast

Ms Douglas shares her memories of Madge Easton Anderson, whom she knew as a teenager

Charmaine Murdoch

Charmaine talks about balancing her career as a lawyer with being a mother

Nicole Busby

Nicole shares her reflections on her own academic journey and the importance of inclusivity in HE

Lady Rae

Rita Rae QC talks about her path to the bar, her career as judge and why the law still fascinates her

Kirstine Cooper

Kirstine reflects on her career to-date including her role as General Counsel and Company Secretary of Aviva

Jenny Mill

Jenny talks about how women can be better supported in the workplace and inspirational female figures

Tamara Hervey

Tamara reflects on her journey through academia and her commitment to equality and diversity

Morag Macdonald Simpson

Morag reflects on her career at the bar and progress gained for women in the profession

Mairi McAllan

Mairi shares her experiences as a solicitor and her involvement in RebLaw Scotland

Rebecca Wallace

Professor Wallace reflects upon a varied career in academia and on the bench

Gillian Cloney

Gillian talks about her first steps in law and working abroad

Marie-Claire Boyle

Marie-Claire reflects on what the 100 years project means to her

Chloe Kennedy

Dr Kennedy talks about her journey into academia

Elspeth Attwooll

Elspeth reflects on her career as an academic and politician

Rachael Miller

As a 2019 graduate, Rachael talks about her experience at the School of Law

Maggie Scanlan

Learn about Maggie's contribution to Family Law in Scotland

Qian Wenjie

Qian talks about her doctoral research and career as a lawyer in China

Elaine Bryceland

Read about Elaine's developing career in the charity sector and hopes for the future

Julie Dickson

Julie Dickson speaks about her career in legal academia

Jane Edwarde

Read about Jane Edwarde's journey to partner in a Magic Circle firm

Janeen Carruthers

Professor Carruthers reflects on her experiences within academia

Rosemary Piacentini podcast

Rosemary speaks to Maria Fletcher about returning to the School in 1978 after a 20 year break to complete her LLB, whilst raising a family of ten.

Kiran Scarr

Learn about Kiran Scarr's career as an International Projects lawyer, spanning three continents

The First Female Professors

Sheila McLean - first five female professor of law

Sheila McLean

Read about Professor McLean's career and experiences within academia

Elizabeth Crawford - first five female professor of law

Elizabeth Crawford

Read about Professor Crawford's experience as a young academic in the 1970s and her path to Professorship

Esin Orucu - first five female professor

Esin Orucu

Find out about Professor Orucu's professional journey from Istanbul University to Professor of Comparitive Law at Glasgow

Olivia Robinson

Learn about Professor Robinson's career as one of the School's first five female professors

Noreen Burrows - 100 Years

Noreen Burrows

Read about the journey of one of the School's first female Professors of Law