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Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today on the blog, we have a guest post by senior foreign law specialist, Clare Feikert-Ahalt, on the 100th anniversary of the Restrictions on Alcohol in England and Wales for Under 18's.
Posted in: Law Library, Global Law, Guest Post, Women's History
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This blog post describes the achievements of the German lawyer and judge Lore Maria Peschel-Gutzeit on the occasion of her death at the age of 90 in September 2023.
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, Women's History
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
May is Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Month, when the Law Library celebrates the accomplishments that Asian and Pacific Islander Americans have made to American history, society and law. Dr. Mabel Ping Hua Lee, a twentieth-century Chinese American economist, was also a suffragist and a women’s rights advocate who worked within the Chinese American community …
Posted in: Law Library, Asian American History, Women's History
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
The blog post recounts the history of international women's day with a particular focus on Germany. It surveys legislation and progress on gender equality in Germany and the European Union.
Posted in: Global Law, In the News, Women's History
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
This blog posts describes legislation that created the Finnish Baby Box.
Posted in: Law Library, Collections, Global Law, In the News, Women's History
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
This post addresses both the history surrounding the Gränna Polkagris and the EU geographical indication protections rules.
Posted in: Law Library, Global Law, In the News, Women's History
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
Erika Hope Spencer discusses avenues for research in Library of Congress collections on the subject of Witchcraft.
Posted in: Law Library, Collections, Women's History
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
This post summarizes the future queens of Europe.
Posted in: Law Library, Women's History
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This blog post provides information on Erna Scheffler, the first female judge at the German Federal Constitutional Court.
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, Women's History