I was delighted to read that Sue Carr has been appointed as the first female “lord” chief justice in a role that dates back to the 13th century (Report, 15 June).
I was the first female journalist allowed to work in the high court in 1967 – along with 35 men – for the Press Association. One of my male colleagues told me that he had informed the editor he could only take me on if I had nice legs.
When I told my headmaster I wanted to be a lawyer, he turned to my mother and said: “It’s a waste of time sending girls to university because girls only get married!”
What a very different world we live in today.
Margaret Parker (nee Rowe)
Millbrook, Cornwall
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