As part of Law Week 2007, Victoria Law Foundation and the Women Barristers Association collaborated on an exhibition to highlight the experiences and achievements of some of Victoria's most prominent women barristers over the past 100 years.

The result, Women Barristers Then and Now, tracks the key developments in Victorian women barristers' history, as well as providing an overview of the personal experiences, challenges, significant achievements and contributions of women barristers to the legal profession.

Images and anecdotes from Victoria's first female barrister Joan Rosanove QC to some of the most senior women in the legal professional today, paint a picture of life at the Victorian Bar against a backdrop of milestones in women's legal history.

The exhibition ties in with the ongoing development of the Victorian Bar's Oral History project, accessible via www.vicbar.com.au  Coordinated by Juliette Brodsky (who worked on this exhibition), this multimedia initiative captures the recollections of men and women barristers in Victoria through audio interviews, articles and photos. It includes most of the documents, surveys and reports featured in this exhibition.

According to the exhibition's organiser, former WBA convenor (2006-2007) Simone Jacobson, "We hope that by highlighting to the legal industry and wider community the challenges and the significant achievements of women barristers, we can further improve opportunities for women at the Bar and in the legal profession in general.

"We also hope that the exhibition will inspire more young women to a career in law, in particular at the Bar".

Women Barristers in Victoria Then and Now is currently on tour, and will be on display in chambers, schools, universities and courts across Melbourne and Victoria. For more information, contact Simone Jacobson.

Margery King (barrister) and Maureen Linehan (solicitor) admitted to practise, Banco Court, 1932