After founding the “Chicago Legal News” a widely circulated and regarded legal newspaper in 1868, Myra Bradwell was an early pioneer for women practicing law. She wrote a well-received column on “Law Relating to Women,” highlighting hot-button topics such as suffrage, but her most significant contribution came in 1873 when Bradwell appealed to the United States Supreme …
Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard was born in Ware, Massachusetts on December 28, 1816. Her father, Samuel Ware, was a Calvinist minister. Packard attended the Amherst Female Seminary, where she studied classics, literature, and mathematics. Her family took in boarders from Amherst College, including Henry Ward Beecher.
Mar 21, 2018 · When speaking about Arab American women and activists, Linda Sarsour leads the talk. The Palestinian-American woman successful advocacy lead to end the NYPD secretive program for spying on Muslim American citizens that was initiated after 9/11. Linda was also able to have New York Public Schools recognize Muslim Holidays.
Jun 14, 2017 · Amal echoes this sentiment saying, “the role of the father is changing significantly whether in the Arab World or in the U.S. Fathers now give their children the freedom to make their own decisions.”. The crux of the argument is then found between the classic debate of tradition and social change in an age of an Arab culture becoming more ...
Bloom returned to practicing law in 2010 when she founded the Bloom Firm, a small, general-practice law firm that handles family, civil and criminal matters. She is licensed to practice law in both New York and California.
In 1964, Motley became the first Black woman elected to the New York State Senate; in 1965 she was chosen Manhattan Borough President – the first woman and first Black American in that position; and in 1966, President Johnson named her a Federal Court judge – the first Black woman so named.
Allred also founded and is currently serving as President of the Women's Equal Rights Legal Defense and Education Fund (WERLDEF). Allred, Maroko & Goldberg represents victims who have been discriminated against on account of their sex, race, age, physical handicap or sexual orientation.
Joel Motley Jr.Constance Baker MotleyPolitical partyDemocraticSpouse(s)Joel Motley Jr. ​ ( m. 1946)​Children1EducationFisk University New York University (BA) Columbia University (LLB)26 more rows
Thurgood MarshallDue to his untiring dedication and skillful court presentations, he became known as the "little man's lawyer." In 1936 Thurgood Marshall became a staff lawyer under Houston for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
With her appointment to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on January 25, 1966, Constance Baker Motley (1921–2005; Columbia Law School 1946, 2003) became the first African American woman appointed to the federal judiciary. She was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Although she is Jewish, Allred does not consider herself particularly religious.
Gloria Allred, who represents 20 alleged Epstein victims and has represented clients in abuse cases against men such as Bill Cosby, said she believed Epstein's victims "should have been compensated with a much larger share of Epstein's estate."
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Thurgood MarshallOn June 13, 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated distinguished civil rights lawyer Thurgood Marshall to be the first African American justice to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States.
Charlotte E. RayRay, married name Charlotte E. Fraim, (born January 13, 1850, New York, New York, U.S.—died January 4, 1911, Woodside, New York), American teacher and the first black female lawyer in the United States.
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2-Jamila Hammam. Jamila Hammam is a Tunisian American who advocates against anti-Muslim campaigns in the US. She actively protested against Trump’s Muslim travel ban in NYC, and she was thrown out and security guard treated her badly.
Jamila is the founder of the Queer Detainee Empowerment Project that aims to help people of immigration detentions. It also works with LGBTQIA immigrant prisoners and their families. Her advocacy helped transgender detainees receive medical services while in prison.
MADD helps victims of DUI and provides resources for alcohol safety, its goal is to reduce the victims of such incidents. Later she started We Saves Lives advocating for highway safety matters including drugged, drunk and distracted drivers. She also was the president of ADC between 1994 and1995.
Linda was also able to have New York Public Schools recognize Muslim Holidays. Sarsour was the star behind the women march that echoed internationally.
She does graphic designs for racial justice on social media and had exhibitions for her artwork for Dream Defenders.
By: Noor Almohsin/ Arab America Contributing Writer. In modern civil societies, activism is a basic activity for influence, change, and freedom of expression. Arab American women have proven their role advocating for causes they believed in, encounter or simply support.
Zena, who is Lebanese American is a Palestine solidarity activist, she also advocates for LGBTQ empowerment and Anti Blackness within Arab communities. She is currently a Law student at Hastings College of the Law. Disqus Recommendations. We were unable to load Disqus Recommendations.
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I graduated from Capital University Law School in 1986. I have been practicing in Florida since 1987. I began my legal career as an associate for a L