A Woman’s Place is a revelation and a joy to read. Rich in history—it spans a period that starts long enough ago to be viewed as anachronistic and continues right up to present time—the book surveys how far women lawyers have come and how much further they have to go … These are stories that law students and young lawyers—both men and women— should read to understand the spirit and ethic that sustains the legal profession. They show why women’s hearts and minds are necessary to the profession and how much the profession has been enriched as a result. A Woman’s Place is a wonderful accomplishment.

I have seldom, if ever, reviewed a book so well-researched, factually accurate and enlightening as this one. A Woman’s Place is the long-awaited contribution to the annals of Australian women’s history in the law ... Inspiration indeed for a new generation of Australian women lawyers.

The experiences of women in law have all too often been entombed in silence. A Woman’s Place is a living history that sets out to remedy the omissions of the past by ensuring that women’s voices are heard … Multiple authors have presented us with a mosaic of the meaning of life in law for Queensland women over the past 100 years that is both inspirational and aspirational … A distinctive element is the recognition of the role played by Indigenous women. I congratulate the editors of the collection and commend it to you.