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Ishbel MacPherson

Scottish Sister of Notre Dame de Namur and pioneering female canon lawyer, among the first lay women appointed as judges in British diocesan tribunals.

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Aug 13, 2026

Canonically Speaking

Canonically Speaking

Canonically Speaking with....Sr Ishbel MacPherson

Aug 13 · 18m

Paul HaywardHOST

8:47

I wonder, as the first or one of the first women working in the tribunal, did you feel any sense of resentment?

Ishbel MacPhersonGUEST

8:55

I don't think I could say yes to that because that would be untrue.

Ishbel MacPhersonGUEST

9:00

Perhaps I could explain that I had been working in Westminster Tribunal for a couple of years before I began my studies.

Ishbel MacPhersonGUEST

9:10

So I was used to the setup.

Ishbel MacPhersonGUEST

9:12

And in that tribunal, it was a big staff there.

Ishbel MacPhersonGUEST

9:15

It was a lot of lay people, mostly women, of course, who were secretaries.

Ishbel MacPhersonGUEST

9:20

And I mentioned earlier that I learned how to be an advocate.

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Paul HaywardHOST

14:50

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