About Laure Pillay
Laure Pillay (16 March 1917 – 19 July 2017) was a Mauritian lawyer and jurist who was the country's first female barrister and first female magistrate. == Early life and education == Laure Venchard was born on 16 March 1917, although her birth was not registered until 20 April. She was the eldest of eleven children. Her brother, Edwin, later became Solicitor General. She completed primary and secondary studies in Mauritius, then went to London in 1938 to study medicine at the Royal Free Hospital. When World War II broke out, she left her studies to work at the Foreign Office until 1945. == Career == Pillay returned to Mauritius after the war and worked as a teacher of languages at Bhujoharry College in Port Louis before returning to study law. She was admitted to Lincoln's Inn and the Mauritius bar in 1955, making her the first female lawyer in Mauritius. Pillay was an advocate for women's rights and represented Mauritius at seminars on women's roles in Africa in Addis Ababa and Berlin. She was a feminist and advocated for female victims of domestic violence, as well as handling many divorce cases.
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