Oh Ruth, Oh Ruth, how many ways do we love thee? A warrior in not just ONE area of your life, but freakin’ ALL, EVERY day, in EVERY way. This article tells the story of the author, “young and reasonably fit,” determined to do RBG’s actual workout routine. The gentleman who trains RBG (and Stephen Breyer and Elena […]
Category Archives: Lawyers
Long Live Ruth Bader Ginsburg
LONG LIVE RBG! 🎉 Celebrate her birthday with me, today. 🎂 Also, friends, though the DIRECTORY is limited to just women attorneys, the rest of the site is open to anyone who registers. You’ll get an email once a week that highlights the work of women attorneys past and present. Of course, you may always opt […]
GA Artist Feature: Carolina Rubio, Esq.
Janet Reno – First Woman U.S. Attorney General
Janet Wood Reno – Sworn in today, March 11, 1993, as the first woman to serve as United States Attorney General. A Clinton nominee, she served as the seventy-eighth, and the second-longest serving in United States history. “As a pioneering woman in law enforcement and politics, Reno’s place as a feminist icon is secured. That […]
International Women’s Day
Oh, still so much work to do, ABSOLUTELY! But – here you go, GIRLS, we certainly have been making progress. Many thanks to Ms. Barbara Moss, JD, for sharing this CLASSIC photograph about a time in the practice of law (not that long ago, btw) when things were still so strikingly different. As Barbara appropriately […]
Coffee Mug – Not the Court Reporter
Speaking of things COMPLETELY UNIQUE to being a Girl Attorney – ever been mistaken for the Court Reporter? I bet there’s not a litigating gal among us who has not been so mistaken. Let me be clear….it’s no insult!!! But, it’s wrong – a presumption based on A freaking BODY PART! It is with this experience […]
100 Years of Jeanette Rankin
“I may be the first woman member of Congress,” she observed upon her election in 1916. “But I won’t be the last.” – Jeannette Rankin I. LOVE. THIS. WOMAN. I think you might, too! If you’d like to read more – Wikipedia has a great write-up on her – or read here: http://history.house.gov/…/L…/R/RANKIN,-Jeannette-(R000055)/ #FIRSTWOMAN #JeannetteRankin
Women’s History Month
After seeing Hidden Figures, I got to thinking about the fact that when I was growing up, my favorite person in history was Harriet Tubman….and I got to wondering if it was [not just because she was a badass, but – in part -] because she was the only woman who was highlighted in my […]
Merriam Webster Def Boy vs. Girl
GIRL. ATTORNEY. Been doing a bit of homework/research in prep for the launch of the website – and came across these definitions. Interesting, huh? Of course, I am well-aware of the vernacular bias against ‘Girl’ as to a grown woman (particularly when expressed by a man) – but I was genuinely surprised to see it […]
Yanez on Panel
While you were weekending ;)…. Jessica Yanez, Esq. of Yañez Immigration Law and Professor at Elon Law and Tiffany D. Atkins, Esq. Professor at Elon Law, were leading by serving….as panelists at Elon University School of Law. The panel discussed “Professionalism and Intercultural Engagement: The Legal Profession’s Challenge.” THANK YOU, LADIES, for sharing your time, knowledge, and experiences – to educate […]
