To commemorate Women’s History Month, the library has put together a display on "Women of the Law School."
The display features, among others:
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Ethel Sorokin, the first female editor-in-chief of the law review
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J. Agnes Burns, the first female graduate of the law school
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Shirley Raissi Bysiewicz, the law school’s first female tenured law professor
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Joette Katz, the first female graduate of the law school to sit on the Ct Supreme Court; and
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Nell Jessup Newton, the law school’s first female dean.
The display is located in the exhibit case in the library’s reference area. Stop by to take a look and find out more about these amazing women.
