Santa Clara Law - Gender Law Conference 2007

Center for Social Justice and Public Service

Gender and Law Conference

2007 Gender & Law Conference
The Power of Women’s Stories: Examining Women’s Role in Law and the Legal System

Friday, April 20, 2007

Law schools began offering Women and Law courses in the early 1970s. Since that time, many textbooks have examined law through the lens of feminist legal theory. Changing legal developments in areas as disparate as violence against women, sexual harassment, discrimination at work, mothering and reproduction, families, women and the legal profession, education, health, and tax continue to impact women. Yet scholars have often neglected the power of women’s stories and what these stories teach us about law and social change. This conference will focus on the women whose lives led to these legal changes and who continue to inspire the need for further progress.

The day-long conference on April 20th will feature a keynote address by Professor Elizabeth M. Schneider, Rose L. Hoffer Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School, followed by a series of panels and a closing roundtable. Confirmed speakers include:

Kathryn Abrams (Boalt)

Margalynne Armstrong (Santa Clara)

Elvia Arriola (Northern Illinois)

Ida Bostian (Santa Clara)

Cynthia Bowman (Northwestern)

Adrienne Davis (North Carolina)

Lia Epperson (Santa Clara)

Angela Harris (Boalt)

Tanya Hernandez (Rutgers)

Joan Howarth (BOYD)

Marina Hsieh (Santa Clara)

Lisa Ikemoto (Davis)