Elizabeth Carmichael Monk was a Canadian lawyer and Montreal city councillor. In 1942, she became one of the first two women admitted to the Quebec Bar, alongside Suzanne Raymond Filion. In 1980, she was one of five recipients of the Governor General's Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case.

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Occupation: lawyer
Citizenship: Canada
Born: August 1898
Died: December 26, 1980

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Occupation: lawyer
Citizenship: Canada
Born: August 1898
Died: December 26, 1980

Canadacountry of citizenship