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Australia’s first civilian jury was entirely female. Here’s how ‘juries of matrons’ shaped our legal history

By Alice Neikirk, Program Convenor, Criminology, University of Newcastle
Centuries ago, women could “plead the belly” - argue they were pregnant to avoid the death penalty. It gave rise to the female jurors in Australian courtrooms.The Conversation


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