Category: Women’s History

Edith Sampson – Pic of the Week

December 2, 2016

Posted by: Jennifer Davis

The picture of the week is Edith Spurlock Sampson, the first African American female judge by election in the United States.

Posted in: African American History, Law Library, Pic of the Week, Women's History

Today is Women’s Equality Day!

August 26, 2016

Posted by: Liah Caravalho

History of Women's Equity Day and the Library of Congress's women's suffrage collection.

Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Women's History