women and law

Women's Legal History Biography Project

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A collection of educational materials aiming to record the history, lives, work and careers of pioneering women lawyers in the United States, derived from a course on women's legal history at Stanford Law School. Materials offered by the site include: articles, research guides and bibliographies, biographical profiles, obituaries and a photographic archive of early women lawyers. A list of links to other relevant Internet sites is also provided. A section of the site concentrates on Clara Shortridge Foltz the first women lawyer on the Pacific Coast (California 1978).

International Women's Human Rights and Humanitarian Law

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A research guide concerned with women's human rights in an international context and outlining the major documents. The guide has been prepared by Marylin J. Raisch and published on the website of the Bora Laskin Law Library in the University of Toronto. The author provides commentary and links to primary, secondary, and other research sources.

Feminist Legal Studies

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Feminist Legal Studies (ISSN 0996-3622) is a European journal covering feminist matters from a legal perspective with special interests in both the application of law to women's issues and contemporary debate in feminist legal theory. The journal is published three times a year by Springer Law for Kent Law School, Canterbury, UK. The site includes a search facility, information for authors and subscription details. 

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