First Person (ISBN 1-55002-029-3 hb. 1-55002-030-7pbk) is now out of print, but copies can be ordered from the author. Contact.

Persons case by five Alberta feminists led by Judge Emily Murphy. Although the appointment raised controversy at the time, it launched a political career characterized by passion, commitment and reform. Cairine Wilson, whose work on behalf of refugees and the world's needy was legendary, served in the Senate for over 30 years. She also found time to raise a large family of eight children.

Cairine Wilson, Canada's first woman senator, was raised in one of Montreal's most affluent and influential families in an atmosphere of strict Presbyterianism, tempered by rugged Scots liberalism. She early displayed an interest in politics and, as a daughter of a Liberal senator, was befriended by many notable politicians, including Wilfrid Laurier.