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Author Archives: Bridget Crawford
Oh Man! Where are the Women: Georgetown Edition
The Georgetown Law Journal shows that it can get worse. Instead of publishing few female faculty authors (see here), how about none? Here’s the line-up for volume 99, issue 2. Four articles, 5 authors, all men. How International Financial Law … Continue reading
Call for Volunteers/Organizers AALS Section on Women in Legal Education
Professor Danne Johnson (Oklahoma City), AALS Section on Women in Legal Education Chair, passes along this information about possible volunteer opportunities within the Section on Women in Legal Education and points of contact. Please reach out to committee chairs if you … Continue reading
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Karlyn on “Unruly Girls, Unrepentant Mothers”
This new book announcement from the University of Texas Press caught my eye: Unruly Girls, Unrepentent Mothers, a companion to Kathleen Rowe Karlyn’s groundbreaking work, The Unruly Woman, studies the ways popular culture and current debates within and about feminism inform … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Culture, Feminism and the Arts
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Beiner on “White Male Heterosexist Norms in the Confirmation Process”
Theresa Beiner (University of Arkansas) has posted to SSRN her article, White Male Heterosexist Norms in the Confirmation Process (forthcoming 2011). Here is the abstract: Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearing took a controversial turn when commentators picked up on a … Continue reading
Birckhead on “Consent, Autonomy, and Prostituted Children”
Tamar Birckhead (UNC) has posted to SSRN her article, The ‘Youngest Profession’: Consent, Autonomy, and Prostituted Children, 88 Wash. U. L. Rev. 1 (2011). Here is the abstract: Although reliable estimates do not exist, the data suggests that the number … Continue reading
Posted in Feminist Legal Scholarship, Human Trafficking
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Williams Institute Report on Employment Discrimination in Utah
Today the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law issued a report (here) about employment discrimination against LGBT people in Utah. From the press release: The study found that Utah’s LGBT employees are being discriminated against because of their sexual … Continue reading
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Five College Women’s Studies Research Center Fellowships
From the FLP mailbox: Five College Women’s Studies Research Center A collaborative project of Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst The Center invites applications for its RESEARCH ASSOCIATESHIPS for 2011-2012 from scholars and … Continue reading
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CFP: Incarcerated Mothers: Oppression and Resistance
From the FLP mailbox: CALL FOR PAPERS Demeter Pressis seeking submissions for an edited collection on: Incarcerated Mothers: Oppression and Resistance. Co-Editors: Gordana Eljdupovic and Rebecca Jaremko Bromwich. Publication Date: 2012 Deadline for abstracts: May 31, 2011. A large proportion – … Continue reading
Pratt-Clarke on “Critical Race, Feminism, and Education”
Menah Pratt-Clark (Assistant Chancellor and Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) has published a new book with Palgrave Macmillan Here is the publisher’s description of the book: Critical Race, Feminism, and Education: … Continue reading
“Coercive Birth Control in Occupied Tibet”
That’s the title of the report (PDF here) issued by the non-profit (admittedly viewpoint-specific) group Tibet-Truth. Here is an excerpt: Unless a card-carrying member of China’s Communist Party, there is no doubt that a spiral of birth-control enforcement is imposed upon … Continue reading
Posted in Reproductive Rights, Sisters In Other Nations
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Sallie Bingham Center for Women’s History and Culture Research Grants
From the FLP mailbox: The Sallie Bingham Center for Women’s History and Culture, part of the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library at Duke University, announces the availability of Mary Lily Research Grants for research travel to our collections. … Continue reading
“Women of Faith”: Documentary Film on Women in the Catholic Church
Rebecca Alvin (Cape Cod Community College) has made a documentary film, “Women of Faith”, about women and the Catholic Church. Here is the description from the film’s distributor, Women Make Movies: This absorbing documentary examines women’s decisions to lead religious lives … Continue reading
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Productivity Apps for Law Profs
The January 2, 2011 edition of the Chronicle reviewed “6 Top Smartphone Apps to Improve Teaching, Research, and Your Life.” Here are the ones that looked most useful to law profs: Attendance by David M. Reed (Computer Science, Capital University). … Continue reading
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Summer 2011 Research Fellowships at The Mary Baker Eddy Library in Boston
Law and Religion scholars, Law and Science scholars and legal historians might be interested in thsi announcement from the Mary Baker Eddy Library in Boston: Fellowships are open to academic scholars, independent researchers, and graduate students. The Library’s newly public … Continue reading
Conference Announcement: Capital Law School’s 7th Annual Wells Conference on Adoption Law
From the FLP mailbox, this notice that Capital University Law School in Columbus, Ohio will sponsor its 7th Annual Wells Conference on Adoption Law on March 17, 2011. The conference will include nationally-recognized professors and practitioners speaking on such timely issues as: … Continue reading
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CFP: Women and New Media in the Mediterranean Region
From the FLP mailbox, this call for abstracts from the Isis Center for Women and Development: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE WOMEN & NEW MEDIA IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION ISIS CENTER FOR WOMEN & DEVELOPMENT June 24, 25, 26, 2011 – Fez, Morocco … Continue reading
Report from AALS “New Voices in Gender Studies” Program
This morning, I attended the “New Voices in Gender Studies” program sponsored by the AALS Section on Women in Legal Education. The presenters were the five winners of the section’s scholarly paper competition, chosen on a blind basis. (Self-disclosure: I … Continue reading
Posted in Feminist Legal Scholarship
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Should the AALS Limit Annual Meeting Appearances to One Per Person?
Should the AALS prefer programs with speakers making only a single AALS appearance? Stated another way, should there be a disincentive (or even a rule precluding) multiple conference appearances by the same faculty member? Here’s what I observe in the … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Law Schools, Law Teaching
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FLP’s Busiest Blog Posts in 2010
Here are our most-viewed blog posts from 2010, in rank order: 1. Sexual Assault Prevention Tips Guaranteed to Work! Advice like this had cyber-legs: “Always be honest with people! Don’t pretend to be a caring friend in order to gain … Continue reading
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Documentary on Black Masculinities in Comic Books, “From Shaft to Sidney Poitier”
Readers may be interested in the film Shaft or Sidney Poitier, “a documentary film examining the representation of Black masculinity in comic books” produced by Jonathan Gayles. Academics writing on comics, popular culture and gender include Mark Anthony Neal (Duke, … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Culture, Masculinity
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Post Office Named in Honor of Dorothy Height
A post office near Union Station in Washington, D.C. has been renamed in honor of Dr. Dorothy I. Height. Dr. Height was the president of the National Council of Negro Women from1957-1997. She previously was the president of the national … Continue reading
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NYPL Manuscript Collection – 20th Century New York Women’s History
I stumbled across a reference to a set of records maintained by the New York Public Library’s Manuscripts Division. The library has approximately 33 boxes of materials from the Women’s Action Coalition: The Women’s Action Coalition Records trace the rise … Continue reading
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CFP: “Generations of Feminism”
From the FLP mailbox, this CFP: Call for Papers: Generations of Feminism The editors of thirdspace: a journal of feminist theory and culture invite submissions for a themed issue of their journal, “Generations of Feminism.” We welcome papers on subjects … Continue reading
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On the Issues Magazine Article “Judging Our Future” on Female Judges
In this month’s On the Issues magazine there is a quick article (here) about the presence/absence of women judges in the United States. “Judging our Future: Supreme Women Move Up” gives some of the stats: Since Elena Kagan took her … Continue reading
If a Woman Fears for her Life, it’s not “Boyfriend Trouble”
Andrea Chang, a writer for the LA Times, reported here that some Target retail stores in urban centers employ social workers to provide advice upon request to store workers. It’s an innovative employee benefit which Target says helps combat “absenteeism … Continue reading
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Wealth, Like Tenure, is Great for Those Who Have It
In editorial in today’s New York Times, Ray Madoff (Boston College) argues in favor of treating inherited wealth as income: [I]nstead of getting into any further arguments over rates and exemptions, Democrats would be better off conceding defeat. They should … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Economics
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Video Tour of Sewall-Belmont House and Museum
The Sewall-Belmont House and Museum in Washington, D.C. (image source here) is a worthwhile stop on any tour of the nation’s capitol: The Sewall-Belmont House and Museum, on Capitol Hill in Washington DC, celebrates women’s progress toward equality—and explores the … Continue reading
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Columbia SIPA Students, Don’t Pull a Clarence Thomas
The Daily Pennsylvanian reports here: Though students at Columbia University were advised to think twice before tweeting “#WikiLeaks,” Penn students have received no similar warning. WikiLeaks — a website that exposes confidential diplomatic messages — recently released information on topics … Continue reading
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New Edition of “Feminist Jurisprudence” Casebook
I received in my faculty mailbox today a new edition of Feminist Jurisprudence: Cases and Materials, published by West. The authors on this fourth edition are Cynthia Grant Bowman (Cornell), Laura Rosenbury (Wash. U. St. Louis), Deborah Tuerkheimer (DePaul) and … Continue reading
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A Mother’s Influence
In an interview (here) with filmmaker Louis Massiah, American author Toni Cade Bambara explained why she dedicated one of her books to her mother: So, why I dedicated The Salt Eaters to my mom: I can remember any number of … Continue reading
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7th Circuit Answers Lawyer Who Told Panel of Judges to “Ask Your Wives” About Washing Machines
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has issued an order in the case Thorogood v. Sears, Robebuck & Co. The 3-judge panel — Judges Posner, Kanne and Evans — writes: [I]n view of the accusations leveled … Continue reading
Posted in Courts and the Judiciary
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When Maya Angelou and James Baldwin Walked into a Bar…
Maya Angelou recently donated 343 boxes of her papers to the New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. At the accompanying ceremony/talk, she told a story about a time that she and James Baldwin went to a bar in … Continue reading
Posted in Bloggenpheffer, Feminism and the Arts
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The Law of Forgiveness
Last week’s Chronicle includes an article (here) about a rising subdiscipline in “forgiveness studies.” In Turning the Other Cheek, a Growing Scholarly Discipline, Tom Bartlett reports on several academic studies of forgiveness: At the time [of his mother’s murder], [Mr. Worthington Everett … Continue reading
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Scaring Smart Women: NYT Says Successful Women are their own Worst Enemies
Yes, this again, now from the New York Times (here): Dating sites seem to suggest that highly educated women have more trouble finding a partner than women in more traditionally female jobs. “Care and social professions work well; the really … Continue reading
Posted in Cat lady post, Sexism in the Media
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Grabbing a Woman’s Backside: Does the Gender of the Grabber Matter?
Hypothetical: Person A grabs/touches/pinches Person B’s backside without Person B’s consent. Does one’s assessment of the situation change based on the sex or gender identity of Person A and/or Person B? Does it matter if Person A and/or Person B … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Culture, Sexual Harassment
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7th Annual National Young Feminist Leadership Conference, March 12-14 in Washington, DC
From the FLP mailbox, this information about the 7th Annual National Young Feminist Leadership Conference, March 12-14 in Washington, D.C. More info and registration is here. -Bridget Crawford
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Human Rights and Sex Trafficking Film Forum Starts Today
The Human Rights and Sex Trafficking Film Forum begins today in Cambridge, Massachusetts at the Brattle Theater. For a schedule of the films, see here. For a list of speakers, see here. -Bridget Crawford
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Jail for Getting Pregnant + Dying in Police Custody = Major Human Rights Violation
Amy Gillespie stole shampoo and steak from a grocery store. She subsequently was arrested for prostitution. She was placed on probation but then jailed for getting pregnant, a violation of the terms of the probation. One guard allegedly told Ms. … Continue reading
Posted in Prisons and Prisoners, Reproductive Rights
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Delaying Thanksgiving Dinner for Political Commitments, 1909 Style
In November, 1909, the LA Times reported on the arrival of Emiline Pankhurst in Chicago under the headline, “Suffrage Postpones Thanksgiving Feast – Chicago Women Chanage Dinner Hour So that They May Turn Out in Full Force to Meet Mrs. Pankhurst … Continue reading
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Massive Student Protests in London
Thousands of students in London and throughout Britain are protesting against increases in tuition at colleges and universities. There are sit-ins all over the country, including in the Bodleian Library at Oxford. As darkness fell, fires were started, graffiti sprayed and … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Sisters In Other Nations
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Nothing Says ‘Thanksgiving’ Like ’99 männliche Luftballons’
Healthy Girls Healthy Women reports here on its on-line petition requesting that Macy’s add an equal number of female-character balloons to its annual Thanksgiving Day Parade. In the 84-year history of the parade, only 8% of all the balloons were of … Continue reading
E-Activism Request for Showing of Solidarity – Add Your Name to Statement “Our Daughters are not for Sale – or Rent”
Next week the “Human Rights and Sex Trafficking: A Film Forum” will be held at the Brattle Theater in Cambridge (see here). If you will not be in Boston then (or even if you will be), there is a way … Continue reading
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“Human Rights and Sex Trafficking” Film Forum, Cambridge (Mass.) December 2-5, 2010
The Boston Initiative to Advance Human Rights will sponsor a “Human Rights and Sex Trafficking Film Forum” from December 2-5, 2010 at the Brattle Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Over three days, there will be at least 7 documentaries, 4 short … Continue reading
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For the Junk Heap: Special Underwear to Protect Against TSA’s Prying Eyes
I really do appreciate the New York Daily News for stories like this one about an invention that might be in high demand this week: Jeff Buske has created a special kind of underwear with strategically placed fig-leaf designs he says … Continue reading
Posted in The Overrepresentation of Men, Travels
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Irene Merker Rosenberg, 1939-2010
We have received the sad news of the passing of Professor Irene Merker Rosenberg, Royce R. Till Professor Emerita of Law at the University of Houston Law Center, on November 17, 2010. She was born in the Bronx, New York … Continue reading
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CFP: Journal of Feminist Scholarship
From the FLP mailbox, this notice and call for submissions for a new online, peer-reviewed journal: The Journal of Feminist Scholarship is a new twice-yearly, peer-reviewed, open-access journal published online and aimed at promoting feminist scholarship across the disciplines, as … Continue reading
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Margaret A. Berger, 1932-2010
Professor Margaret A. Berger (Brooklyn) died last week. A member of the Brooklyn Law School faculty since 1973, Professor Berger was an evidence law expert. Her specialty was scientific evidence, especially DNA. Margaret Berger attended Columbia Law School and had … Continue reading
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“Rapiscan”? Really? Shouldn’t the Name Be a Tip-Off?
The company that makes baggage and passenger screening devices — you know, the “enhanced” scanners at airports — is called Rapiscan Systems. That doesn’t sound so good to me. -Bridget Crawford
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If Women Posted Videos Every Time a Pat-Down Went too Far…
WaPo columnist Charles Krauthammer connects objections to new TSA security procedures to the national political mood: John Tyner, cleverly armed with an iPhone to give YouTube immortality to the encounter, took exception to the TSA guard about to give him … Continue reading
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Judicial Notice of Girl’s Birth (aka Judge Kimba Wood Rocks!)
From the WSJ Law Blog: [Bennett Epstein, a] Manhattan lawyer recently asked New York federal judge Kimba Wood to grant him a day’s reprieve in a criminal trial to attend the bris of his grandson. Epstein’s daughter has not yet … Continue reading
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