Lawyer, activist, and former Chatelaine legal columnist Linda Silver Dranoff details her trailblazing journey from a traditional 1950s childhood to the battlegrounds of the courts of law and the halls of power where she and a generation of women lawyers, supporting a larger feminist movement, championed the rights of Canadian women and families. Through a combination of memoir and social history, Dranoff brings to life the struggles around family law, pay and employment equity, violence against women, abortion rights, childcare, pension rights, political engagement, public policy, and access to legal justice. From backroom battles to public and private protest, the stories are inspiring. We are encouraged in sisterhood and solidarity to ensure that the many hard-won gains of the feminist movement are maintained and expanded for the women who follow.

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LINDA SILVER DRANOFF is a family lawyer in private practice, with 30 years of experience at every level of court. She is also a writer, activist, speaker and lecturer, with a special interest in legal, community, women’s and law reform issues. She spearheaded the reform movement that culminated in Ontario’s Family Law Act 1986, was Chatelaine magazine’s legal columnist for 25 years, and wrote the bestselling Every Woman’s Guide to the Law and Women in Canadian Law. Linda Silver Dranoff lives in Toronto with her husband.

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“A critical reminder of how far Canadian women have come, as well as a warning to remain vigilant and safeguard hard-earned victories.”— Publishers Weekly