03/01/2018
Frances Brillantine
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Frances Brillantine
In 1987, Congress designated March as National Women’s History Month, creating the opportunity to celebrate the vital role of women in American History. Below are just a few resources concerning women in the legal profession.
Women's Legal History Project
This website, hosted by Stanford Law School, contains a "searchable database of articles and papers on pioneering women lawyers in the United States." Also included are web resources and an extensive bibliography of women in the law.
HeinOnline Women and the Law Database
This database "brings together books, biographies and periodicals dedicated to the role of women in society and the law. This unique collection of materials provides a convenient platform for users to research the progression of women's roles and rights over the past 200 years."
ABA Commission on Women in the Profession
As the national voice for women lawyers, the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession forges a new and better profession that ensures that women have equal opportunities for professional growth and advancement commensurate with their male counterparts.
ABA Women Trailblazers Project
The Women Trailblazers in the Law Project (WTP) captures the oral histories of women pioneers in the legal profession nationwide, memorializing their stories in their own voices and preserving their experiences and observations for future generations.
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