Happy St. Patrick’s Day Llew!

Feminist Law Professor Llewellyn Gibbons (Toledo) and I met on March 17, 1995, and have been great friends ever since. As you might guess, there is a story involved, which is why we remember the date so vividly: I was interviewing for a Graduate Fellowship at Temple, and because it was St. Patrick’s Day, I decided that it would be funny to wear a bright green dress and shamrock barrette to the interview, and so I did. I later learned from Llew that I almost didn’t get the position because a couple of the Temple folks thought my clothing choice was alarming and unprofessional. Many thanks to the majority of the hiring committee voters, who took a chance on a “green” aspiring academic!

–Ann Bartow