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Review of Jill Norgren’s New Book
The Journal of Supreme Court History has a book review of Jill Norgren’s new biography of Belva Lockwood. [“The Judicial Bookshelf,” by D. Grier Stephenson, 33 Journal of Supreme Court History 200, 215 (2008)] The review states: “Thoroughly researched and … Continue reading
Women, Money and the Law
A new book that looks very intriguing: “Women, Money and the Law: Nineteenth-Century Fiction, Gender, and the Courts,” by Joyce W. Warren. (University of Iowa Press, 2008) Some of the chapters that caught my attention: “The Woman Plaintiff”, “The Woman … Continue reading
Pauline Hoffman Herd, Obituary
Brooklyn Daily Eagle Pauline Herd, 102, Pioneered Law Careers For Women by Francesca Norsen (firstestate@brooklyneagle.net) “Pauline Hoffman Herd, a longtime Brooklyn Heights resident, died peacefully at home last Friday, June 13.” “…A graduate of Stanford, she received her law degree … Continue reading
Ginsburg on Lockwood
At the 35th Anniversary gala for the Supreme Court Fellows Program, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered a speech on the Life and Times of Belva Lockwood. For the 2007-2008 program year, all four of the Supreme Court … Continue reading
All-Woman Texas Supreme Court
In a recent issue of the St. Mary’s Law Journal, Alice G. McAfee writes about the fascinating story of the all-woman Texas Supreme Court. As McAfee describes, before women could sit as jurors, there was a brief moment when all … Continue reading
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Reviews of 2 New Books
In the 4/8/2008 issue of The Nation, Mary Beth Norton reviews two new books of note: 1) Sally McMillen’s Seneca Falls and the Origins of the Women’s Rights Movement 2) Allison Sneider’s Suffragists in an Imperial Age: U.S. Expansion and … Continue reading
Pioneering Women Lawyers: From Kate Stoneman to the Present
Another interesting new book: Pioneering Women Lawyers: From Kate Stonement to the Present / Salkin, Patricia E., ed. ABA Publishing: Chicago, 2008. “Albany Law School has hosted an annual Kate Stoneman Day since 1994 to celebrate the first woman admitted … Continue reading
With Grit and By Grace
With Grit and By Grace: Breaking Trails in Politics and Law: A Memoir, by Betty Roberts (with Gail Wells) (2008). We just received this new book from Oregon State University Press. WLHBP friend, Selma Moidel Smith, called to share news … Continue reading