The Queen of Swords is an archetype of an older, wiser feminine intellect. She could be thought of as the most masculine of the all the queens, and may come off as quite stern and emotionless. This card represents the importance of making judgments without relying on emotion alone. The Queen of Swords beckons you to look at all the facts before making a decision. This queen does have compassion, which is why she has her hand reaching outwards in offering, but she wants to connect to people using an understanding that is intellectual.
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Mary Genevieve Gaudron, born 5 January 1943, was the first female justice of the High Court of Australia, and the only one in the Court’s first 100 years. She was born into outback NSW Moree’s working class railway community adjacent to a camp of dispossessed Aboriginal Australians. Both communities held the status of battlers, somewhat apart from the rich white business community on the other side of the Mehi River. Fittingly, she became one of the High Court justices who decided Eddie Mabo’s landmark case on Aboriginal land rights.
The Queen of Swords may signify a person who is a rational thinker, who has the capacity to harness the power of the intellect, make sound decisions and who avoids being swayed by emotions.
Mary’s childhood was an unlikely one for a future High Court justice. However, the town and her church were good to her. Whilst at St Francis Xavier primary school, she won a Diocesan Bursary that funded her high school education as a boarder at St Ursula’s College, Armidale. She matriculated with straight ‘A’s and, at just sixteen, secured a Commonwealth scholarship to attend the University of Sydney in 1959. She was further assisted by a £50 prize from the Moree and Bullaroo Council.
Gaudron’s life reads as a list of successful ‘firsts’ and ‘youngests’. With determination and brilliance she confronted and overcame many obstacles to women embarking on professional careers.
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