Category Archives: Feminists in Academia

Feminism and Legal Theory Project Celebrates 40th Anniversary and Archive Dedication

Posted on March 22, 2024 by Bridget Crawford

On April 5, 2024, the Feminism and Legal Theory Project at Emory University School of Law will celebrate its 40th Anniversary and the dedication of the FLT Archive to MacMillan Law Library at Emory. Click here to see the tentative … Continue reading →

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Two Law Profs Named to Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum’s Committee of Scholars

Posted on February 22, 2024 by Bridget Crawford

Congratulations to Nadia Ahmad (Barry) and Mary Ziegler (UC Davis). Full announcement here.

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New Book Announcement: Women, Their Lives, and the Law — Essays in Honour of Rosemary Auchmuty

Posted on January 17, 2024 by Bridget Crawford

This news from Hart Publishing: Women, Their Lives, and the Law Essays in Honour of Rosemary Auchmuty Edited by Victoria Barnes, Nora Honkala and Sally Wheeler This collection of essays honours Rosemary Auchmuty, Professor of Law at the University of … Continue reading →

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Law Professor Social Media Census

Posted on September 16, 2023 by Bridget Crawford

Over at the Faculty Lounge, I’ve posted my semi-regular call for corrections and new additions to the Law Professor Twitter Social Media Census. Head over to the Lounge (here) to check your info or add yourself for the first time.

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Catharine A. MacKinnon Receives American Philosophical Society’s Henry J. Phillips Prize in Jurisprudence

Posted on May 22, 2023 by Bridget Crawford

Many people will have read the good news at Brian Leiter’s blog (here) announcing the recent election of three law professors to the American Philosophical Society: James Forman (Yale), Catharine MacKinnon (Michigan/Harvard), and Dorothy Roberts (Penn). In further good news, … Continue reading →

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Inaugural GO LILA Workshop

Posted on July 7, 2022 by Bridget Crawford

Professor Maritza Reyes (FAMU Law) provided this report from the Inaugural Graciela Olivárez Latinas in the Legal Academy Workshop: Stanford Law School Dean Jenny S. Martinez and the Planning Committee of the 2022 Inaugural Graciela Olivárez Latinas in the Legal … Continue reading →

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FIU Law Review Symposium Edition: The COVID Care Crisis and Its Implications for Legal Academia

Posted on March 17, 2022 by Bridget Crawford

The FIU Law Review has published (here) a Symposium Issues on “The COVID Care Crisis and its Implications for Legal Academia.” Here is the table of contents: The COVID Care Crisis and its Implications for Legal Academia, Cyra Akila Choudhury“Blood, … Continue reading →

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25th Anniversary Silver Jubilee Celebration of Margaret Thornton’s Iconic Work, “Dissonance and Distrust: Women in the Legal Profession”

Posted on November 4, 2021 by Bridget Crawford

On Thursday, November 18, 2022, 10-11:30 a.m. [that’s evening time on Wednesday, November 17, 2022 on the east coast in the US and Canada; time zone converter here], the Australia National University College of Law will be holding a celebratory … Continue reading →

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Tribute to Deborah Rhode by Joanna Grossman, Katharine Bartlett & Deborah Brake

Posted on January 17, 2021 by Bridget Crawford

Over at Verdict (here), Joanna Grossman (SMU), Kate Bartlett (Duke) and Debbie Brake (Pitt) have posted a beautiful tribute to their friend, colleague and co-author Deborah Rhode, who died earlier this month at the age of 68. Professors Rhode, Grossman, … Continue reading →

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Retirement of Mildred Wigfall Robinson (UVa)

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Bridget Crawford

With the permission of Professor Robinson, I am reposting her message sent to the AALS Section on Women in Legal Education listserv: Hello Everyone, Having been thoroughly conditioned to avoid self-aggrandizement, I have refrained from personal advocacy. However, in light … Continue reading →

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Add Yourself to the Law Professor Twitter Census Before 9/9

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Bridget Crawford

Here, if you’re a full-time law professor tweeting under your own name. Details here.

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Law Needs Feminism Because…Monash University Chapter

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Bridget Crawford

The fab feminists at Monash University Faculty of Law are hosting a #LawNeedsFeminism exhibition. The groups is releasing one photo a day via the group’s Facebook page here. Monash is also the home of the Feminist Legal Studies Group, co-convened … Continue reading →

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Call for Panels and Conference Announcement: Women’s Leadership in Academia Conference @UVALaw, July 18-19, 2019

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Bridget Crawford

From colleagues at UVa: Call for Panel Proposals We are currently accepting proposals for panels on issues relating to women in legal academia for the second annual Women’s Leadership in Academia Conference, to be held at UVA Law School on … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Blogroll, 3 Additional Feminist Law Profs!

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Bridget Crawford

Welcome to these colleagues, newly added today! Jamelia Morgan (Connecticut) Sandra Simkins (Rutgers) Stacey Sobel (Western State University) Our blog roll ranks are increasing. If you’re a full-time law prof and wish to be listed as a self-identified feminist law … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Blogroll, 8 Additional Law Profs!

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Bridget Crawford

Feminist Law Profs is pleased to add to the blogroll 8 more colleagues. Some are new to the academy. Some are long-time teachers, scholars and friends. All self-identify as feminists, whatever that means to them. Our blog roll ranks are … Continue reading →

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New Children’s Book: “My Mom Has Two Jobs”

Posted on September 12, 2018 by admin

I recently took a break from writing law review articles to publish my first children’s picture book, which celebrates working moms — including lawyer moms. The book is titled, My Mom Has Two Jobs. I had the idea for this … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Blogroll, 25+ Additional Law Profs!

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Bridget Crawford

Feminist Law Profs is pleased to add to the blogroll 25 30+ colleagues (updated 9/10/18). Some are new to the academy. Some are long-time teachers, scholars and friends. All self-identify as feminists, whatever that means to them. Welcome! Barbara Atwood … Continue reading →

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Reporting Results of Law Professor Twitter Census 2018-2019

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Bridget Crawford

The results of the 2018-2019 Law Professor Twitter Census are here at the Faculty Lounge. The list is grossly inaccurate and incomplete, but because I compiled it, I made sure to include all the feminist law prof tweeters I could … Continue reading →

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Words of Wisdom from @Ava DuVernay on Writing

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Bridget Crawford

Filmmaker and writer Ava DuVernay posted to Twitter some great advice for a follower who asked for “tips on how to stop thinking your writing is terrible.” Here is Ms. DuVernay’s advice, which really helped me on a (ok, today’s) … Continue reading →

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Law Professor Twitter Census 2018-2019 Edition: Call for Entries

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Bridget Crawford

Bumping to the front in anticipation of the deadline on August 15, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern. The latest Law Professor Twitter Census is under way here at the Faculty Lounge. If you are a full-time faculty member at a … Continue reading →

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@NadiaBAhmad on “Why I Wear Hijab”

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Bridget Crawford

Feminist Law Prof Nadia Ahmad (Barry University) recently published a short piece, Resurrecting Why I Wear Hijab and Need to Use the Redress Control Number in the Muslim Observer. Here is an excerpt: Up until my grandmother leaving this world, … Continue reading →

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Are You Willing to Ask About the Diversity of an Academic Panel Before Accepting a Speaking Invitation?

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Bridget Crawford

If you are invited to speak on an academic panel, are you willing publicly to commit to asking panel organizers what efforts they have made to seek “diversity” among panel members, whatever that term means to you? If yes, please … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Blogroll, @CardozoLaw Colleagues!

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Bridget Crawford

Over the last few days, we have welcomed to the blogroll several new fabulous feminist colleagues from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University: Edward Stein Jacqueline Pearce Jeanne Schroeder Jocelyn Getgen Kestenbaum Julie Suk Lindsay Nash … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Blogroll, Loyola LA Colleagues!

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Bridget Crawford

In the last two days, we have welcomed to the blogroll twelve new fabulous feminist colleagues from Loyola Law School Los Angeles: Ellen Aprill Eric Miller Jan Costello Justin Levitt Katherine Pratt Kimberly West-Faulcon Lauren Willis Mary Culbert Priscilla Ocen … Continue reading →

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For Men in the Legal Academy Who Want to Help Fight Sexism

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Bridget Crawford

Men in the legal academy, if you want to help fight sexism… …do cite good scholarship by women. Empirically survey your own footnotes before sending in that manuscript….don’t accept invites to speak on panels without racial and gender balance. Ask … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Blogroll, University of Detroit Mercy Feminist Law Profs

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Bridget Crawford

A group of seven ten faculty members from University of Detroit Mercy School of Law have recently joined the FLP blogroll. Welcome to: Erin Archerd Catherine Archibald Margaret Costello Phyllis Crocker Karen Henning Jacqueline Hand Cristina Lockwood Deborah Paruch Michelle … Continue reading →

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An interesting essay, not quite sure the question posed is answered

Posted on July 3, 2017 by vmerton

In case it’s missed on this holiday weekend (for those who feel like celebrating America), a piece in today’s Chronicle of Higher Ed, Can Feminist Scholarship Stop Sexism?, by Becca Rothfeld, a new Ph.D. candidate in philosophy at Harvard, is worthy of … Continue reading →

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Monash Feminists Now Online

Posted on May 13, 2017 by Bridget Crawford

From Australian colleagues at Monash: We’re very excited to announce that the Feminist Legal Studies Group at Monash University in Australia now has a webpage. Our blog on that page is coming soon. You can follow us on Twitter at … Continue reading →

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On International Women’s Day, Advocacy Groups Launch “Full Citizenship Project for Law Faculty”

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Bridget Crawford

From national colleagues at the Legal Writing Institute and Association of Legal Writing Directors, this press release: Professional associations unite to support full institutional citizenship—an effort to correct gender and related disparities among law faculty The Legal Writing Institute (LWI) … Continue reading →

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Conn College Joins the Free Tampon Movement

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

From Connecticut College’s The College Voice: On Nov. 2, students and administrators gathered in the lobby of Cro to celebrate the launch of free menstrual health products in select bathrooms on campus. The pilot program, spearheaded by Emma Horst-Martz ’18, … Continue reading →

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Alison Piepmeier, “Thank You for My Beautiful Life”

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Alison Piepmeier, currently receiving hospice care for brain cancer, has written a beautiful column for the Charleston City Paper. Here is an excerpt: What does it mean when the rest of your life may be measured in weeks? My brain … Continue reading →

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Women and Law Conference: Diversity in Higher Education

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Kaimipono D. Wenger

Pursuing Excellence: Diversity In Higher Education Thomas Jefferson School of Law This conference brings together leading academics, educators, institutional leaders, and policy makers to examine how diversity in institutions of higher education affects and is inspired by students, faculty, … Continue reading →

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Lisa Pruitt’s Impact on Major Genocide Conviction

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Bridget Crawford

The work of Lisa Pruitt (UC Davis) is the subject of this story in the Sacramento Bee about the importance of Professor Pruitt’s work to securing a genocide convinction against Rwandan mayor Jean-Paul Akayesu: Pruitt moved to London in her … Continue reading →

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A New Blog Devoted To the History of Women Lawyers

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Christine Corcos

Bari Burke, University of Montana School of Law, has launched a new blog, Montana’s Early Women Lawyers: Trail-Blazing, Big Sky Sisters-In-Law. Each post focuses on an interesting (and unknown) story about a female lawyer from the past, which Professor Burke … Continue reading →

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The Influence of the Internet, Social Norms, and Law On Girls and Young Women

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Christine Corcos

Jane Bailey, University of Ottawa, Common Law Section, is publishing A Perfect Storm: How the Online Environment, Social Norms and Law Shape Girls’ Lives in eGirls eCitizens (Jane Bailey and Valerie Steeves, eds; Ottawa, University of Ottawa Press, 2015). Here … Continue reading →

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TED Talk by Karima Bennoune Nearing One Million Views

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Stephanie Farrior

Professor Karima Bennoune’s powerful and inspiring TED Talk® When people of Muslim heritage challenge fundamentalism, posted online this summer, is already nearing one million views. From the TED site (emphasis added): Karima Bennoune shares four powerful stories of real people fighting … Continue reading →

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Herma Hill Kay Receives AALS Section on Women in Legal Education Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lifetime Achievement Award for 2015

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Christine Corcos

From the mailbox: The AALS Section on Women in Legal Education is delighted to announce that Professor Herma Hill Kay, the Barbara Nachtrieb Armstrong Professor of Law at UC Berkeley School of Law, is the 2015 recipient of the AALS Section … Continue reading →

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Women of Color In Legal Education

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Christine Corcos

Carmen G. Gonzalez, Seattle University School of Law, has published Women of Color in Legal Education: Challenging the Presumption of Incompetence in the Federal Lawyer (July 2014). Here is the abstract. Female law professors of color have become the canaries … Continue reading →

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“Men Explain Things to Me” by Rebecca Solnit

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Ann Bartow

Soraya Chemaly published an interview with Rebecca Solnit here. Below is an excerpt: You know, I had a wonderful conversation about a month ago with a young Ph.D. candidate at U.C. Berkeley. I’ve been a little bit squeamish about the … Continue reading →

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For the Judith Butler Fans

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Ann Bartow

An interview entitled “A Very Carefully Crafted F**k You” from 2010. Below is an excerpt: Guernica: The hawkish wing in the “war on terror” has quite effectively claimed the banner of feminism. Is feminism as it has been articulated in … Continue reading →

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Patricia Hill Collins, “Lessons from Black Feminism”

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Bridget Crawford

Earlier this year, Patricia Hill Collins spoke at Grand Valley State University (Michigan). Her talk, “We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest: Lessons from Black Feminism,” was sponsored by the University’s Office of Multicultural Affairs, Women’s Center and LGBT Resource … Continue reading →

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Online Harassment and Silencing

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Ann Bartow

Over a period of weeks, law professor Nancy Leong posted several short, informal essays about cyber harassment and discrimination. The first post, entitled “Identity and Ideas,” is available here. The second post, “Anonymity and Abuse,” is available here, with a … Continue reading →

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Anonymity and Abuse: An Addendum

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Nancy Leong

In recent weeks I have begun a series of four blog posts that discuss discrimination and harassment in cyberspace, its perpetrators, and its consequences. The first post, “Identity and Ideas,” is available here. The second post, “Anonymity and Abuse,” is … Continue reading →

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Anonymity and Abuse

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Nancy Leong

This is the second in a series of four blog posts that discuss discrimination and harassment in cyberspace, its perpetrators, and its consequences. The first post is available here. Last week I wrote about the way that people attack women … Continue reading →

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Identity and Ideas

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Nancy Leong

This is the first in a series of four blog posts that discuss discrimination and harassment in cyberspace, its perpetrators, and its consequences. Women and people of color are under-represented in online discourse. As of August 2013, 87% of Wikipedia … Continue reading →

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Converge! Re-Imagining the Movement to End Gender Violence

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Donna Coker

CALL FOR PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS – SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL TO converge@law.miami.edu DUE DATE: Friday, October 18, 2013 (may be extended) For more conference information see http://www.law.miami.edu/academics/converge/ CONVERGE! Re-imagining the Movement to End Gender Violence, will bring together survivors, activists, and … Continue reading →

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Feminist Law Prof Renee Newman Knake as “Legal Rebel”

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Bridget Crawford

Renee Newman Knake (Michigan State) is one of the “legal rebels featured in this month’s ABA Journal magazine. Here is an excerpt from the profile: Two years ago, professional responsibility law professor Renee Newman Knake knew she could no longer … Continue reading →

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Examining the Crisis In Legal Education

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Christine Corcos

Paula A. Monopoli, University of Maryland School of Law, has published Gender and the Crisis in Legal Education: Remaking the Academy in Our Image at 2012 Michigan State Law Review 1742. Here is the abstract. American legal education is in … Continue reading →

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In Defense of Law Review Affirmative Action

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Kaimipono D. Wenger

As you may have seen, the new Scholastica submission service allows law reviews to collect demographic information from authors. A flurry of blog posts has recently cropped up in response; as far as I can tell, they range from negative … Continue reading →

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Gerda Lerner, Pioneering Feminist and Historian, Dies at 92

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Ann Bartow

NYT obituary here. From the National Women’s History Museum: Gerda Lerner’s accomplishments and contributions to the field of women’s history have been fundamental to its development. Her many works include The Grimke Sisters from South Carolina: Pioneers for Women’s Rights … Continue reading →

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