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Groundbreaking Women in Law: Marygold Shire Melli, Clemence Myers Smith, Herma Hill Kay

Mar 31 2021
The first fourteen women law professors in America who paved the way for Herma Hill Kay and Ruth Bader Ginsburg and all of those who followed.
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Groundbreaking Women in Law: Ellen Ash Peters, Dorothy Wright Nelson, Joan Miday Krauskopf

Mar 27 2021
The first fourteen women law professors in America who paved the way for Herma Hill Kay and Ruth Bader Ginsburg and all of those who followed.
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Groundbreaking Women in Law: Janet Mary Riley, Helen Elsie Steinbinder, and Maria Minnette Massey

Mar 24 2021
The first fourteen women law professors in America who paved the way for Herma Hill Kay and Ruth Bader Ginsburg and all of those who followed.
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Mank, Citizen Kane, and the True Legacy of Marion Davies

Mar 24 2021
By Lara Gabrielle, author of forthcoming Captain of Her Soul: The Life of Marion DaviesOn March 15, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards. Leading the nominations is Mank, David Fincher’s latest film about the writing of Citizen Kan
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Groundbreaking Women in Law: Soia Mentschikoff, Miriam Theresa Rooney, and Jeanette Ozanne Smith

Mar 18 2021
The first fourteen women law professors in America who paved the way for Herma Hill Kay and Ruth Bader Ginsburg and all of those who followed.
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How Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Final Book Came to Be

Mar 16 2021
UC Press is honored to publish Justice, Justice Thou Shalt Pursue, Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s final book written with co-author Amanda Tyler, and Paving the Way, authored by Herma Hill Kay and edited by Patricia A. Cain. Executive Editor Naomi Schneider discusses the story behind these two pathbreaking b
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Early Achievements for Gender Equality

Mar 15 2021
On what would be Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's 88th birthday, we're honored to celebrate the amazing legacy she left behind.
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Groundbreaking Women in Law: Barbara Nachtrieb Armstrong, Harriet Spiller Daggett, and Margaret Harris Amsler

Mar 09 2021
The first fourteen women law professors in America who paved the way for Herma Hill Kay and Ruth Bader Ginsburg and all of those who followed.
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Migration, Art & the Quest for Home: A 19th Century Woman’s Story

Feb 10 2021
By Katherine Manthorne, author of Restless Enterprise: The Art and Life of Eliza Pratt GreatorexThis guest post is part of our #CAA2021 conference series. Visit our virtual exhibit to learn more.Today human movement is at a record high. The United Nations reports that approximately o
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