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Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
This post discusses Belva Lockwood's struggle to gain admission to practice law in a time where many jurisdictions would not admit a woman to the bar.
Posted in: Law Library, Guest Post, Women's History
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
Post detailing the life of the first woman Secretary of Labor, and architect of Social Security, Frances Perkins.
Posted in: Law Library, Collections, Women's History
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
This post highlights a few entries from the U.S. Congressional Series Set related to Susan B. Anthony and the early women's suffrage movement.
Posted in: Law Library, Collections, Women's History
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
August 1, 2020, marks the 40th anniversary of Vigdis Finbogadottir's inauguration as President of Iceland on August 1, 1980. She was the first woman to be democratically elected president in any nation. Learn more about her and the Icelandic Presidency in this blog post.
Posted in: Law Library, Global Law, In the News, Women's History
Posted by: Robert Brammer
Clare brings us a post on the Women's Movement to gain the Parliamentary vote in the United Kingdom in part 1 of a 2 part blog post series.
Posted in: Law Library, Collections, Women's History
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This post is a short history of Mary Church Terrell, suffragist and civil rights activist, wife of Judge Robert H Terrell, and subject of the test case District of Columbia v. John R. Thompson Co.
Posted in: Law Library, Collections, African American History, Women's History
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
Celebrating activist Maggie Kuhn's 114th birthday with a short legal history on elder and retirement advances during her life.
Posted in: Law Library, Collections, Women's History
Posted by: Kelly McKenna
To commemorate both International Women’s Day and Irish Heritage Month this year, I would like to share the story of Averil Deverell, the first woman to practice as a barrister in Ireland.
Posted in: Law Library, Women's History
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This post introduces readers to the life and legacy of Mary Ann Shad Cary and her contributions to both women's suffrage and racial equality.
Posted in: Law Library, Collections, African American History, Women's History