Trailblazing Clare legal clerk considered not a 'proper person' even to issue dog licences

Robert Hume highlights a case of blatant sexism one hundred years ago.

Georgie Frost became the first woman in Great Britain and Ireland to hold a full-time position in the law courts despite huge opposition from the powers-that-be, writes Robert Hume

In 1915 Georgie Frost was elected by the magistrates as a Petty Sessions Clerk in Clare three times much to the chagrin of the Lord Lieutenant.