When I Graduated From Law School In

...the Court ...[recognizes]...the Persistence Of Racial Inequality And A Majority's Acknowledgement Of Congress's Authority To Act Affirmatively, Not Only To End Discrimination, But Also To Counteract Discrimination's Lingering Effects. Those Effects, Reflective Of A System Of Racial Caste [legal Segregation And Discrimination] Only Recently Ended, Are Evident In Our Work Places, Markets, And Neighborhoods. Job Applicants With Identical Resumes, Qualifications, And Interview Styles Still Experience Different Receptions, Depending On Their Race.

It Is Not Women's Liberation, It Is Women's And Men's Liberation.

Members Of The Legislature, People Who Have Run For Office, Know The Connection Between Money And Influence On What Laws Get Passed

Our Goal In The '70s Was To End The Closed Door Era. There Were So Many Things That Were Off Limits To Women, Policing, Firefighting, Mining, Piloting Planes. And The Stereotypical View Of People Of A World Divided Between Home And Child Caring Women And Men As Breadwinners, Men Representing The Family Outside The Home.

My Mother Told Me Two Things Constantly. One Was To Be A Lady, And The Other Was To Be Independent. The Study Of Law Was Unusual For Women Of My Generation. For Most Girls Growing Up In The '40s, The Most Important Degree Was Not Your B.a., But Your M.r.s.