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DESCRIPTION:Annie Langstaff\, née MacDonald\, was a feminist\, a legal auth
 or\, aviatrix\, and the first woman graduate in law in Québec (first-class
  honours\, 1914)\, who became known because of her litigation against the 
 Québec Bar\, where she was denied access to its qualifying examinations. T
 o honour her memory the Law Library opens an exhibition featuring a select
 ion of archival materials\, including her original diploma\, photographs\,
  and grades’ transcripts. She was born in 1887 in Alexandria\, Glengarry C
 ounty\, Ontario. She came to Montreal\, after receiving her Senior Matricu
 lation from the Prescott (Ontario) High School\, and worked as a stenograp
 her for Samuel W. Jacobs\, K.C.\, head of the firm Jacobs\, Hall\, Couture
  and Fitch\, a well-respected lawyer and advocate of Jewish Rights.\nIn Oc
 tober 1911\, with the encouragement of Mr. Jacobs\, she entered the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ
  Faculty of Law. She received her B.C.L. in May 1915\, graduating with Fir
 st Class Honours and a prize of $25.00. She ranked fourth in her class of 
 eighteen and led her second year class in Company Law and her third year c
 lass in Criminal Law.\nOn September 7\, 2006 The Montréal Bar bestowed on 
 Mrs. Annie MacDonald Langstaff a posthumous honour by giving her the Medai
 lle du Barreau de Montréal in recognition of her accomplishments.\nTo hono
 ur the memory of Annie Langstaff\, BCL ’14\, the first woman to earn a law
  degree in Quebec\, the Nahum Gelber Law Library presents an exhibition fe
 aturing a selection of archival materials\, including her original diploma
 \, photographs\, and grades’ transcripts.\nThe exhibit was prepared by Sve
 tlana Kochkina\, Librarian at the Nahum Gelber Law Library.\nFree admissio
 n. Accessible during opening hours. \nRead more about Annie's remarkable s
 tory here.\n
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LOCATION:Gelber Law Library\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 1W9\, 3660 rue Peel
SUMMARY:Exhibition: Annie MacDonald Langstaff
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