The 50 Most Influential Women in Law - Hardcover

Berry, Dawn Bradley

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1565654692 ISBN 13: 9781565654693

Publisher: Lowell House, 1996

Synopsis

Profiles such women as Hillary Clinton, Janet Reno, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sandra Day O'Connor, Tiera Farrow, and Crystal Eastman

About this title

From Library Journal:

This is a highly subjective compilation of short essays (three to six pages on average) of women who had a "positive, lasting effect on the development of the legal landscape" ranging from Rachel Carson to Rosa Parks to Patricia Schroeder and others whose names might not be as well known. This is largely an anecdotal and historical tribute to and accounting of women who fought stereotypes and blazed trails. Many of the women are interrelated by virtue of their professional associations and activism. The author, a civil rights attorney in New Mexico and author of The Domestic Violence Sourcebook (Lowell House, 1995), selected subjects from those women fighting for the right to practice law, those changing laws, and those having an impact on the law. The lack of objectivity in the selection of the author's "personal heroines" and the lack of an index are the only drawbacks. This highly readable book is suitable for general collections.?Kathie J. Sullivan, McNamee, Lochner, Titus and Williams P.C., Albany, N.Y.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review:

In 1875 there were only 56 officially recognized female attorneys in this country: now almost half of graduating attorneys are women. Profiles of key women who helped foster legal change are provided in a collection of biographical sketches which survey their achievements and lasting impact in the legal field. -- Midwest Book Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Lowell House
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1565654692
• ISBN 13: 9781565654693
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 354