'Equal: Women Reshape American Law' called mangificant achievement by one woman who did it

Here's a cross-posting from minnlawyerblog.com

Being a month behind on my magazines at all times, I’ve just become aware of a new book, “Equal: Women Reshape American Law,” by Fred Streibeigh, now getting rave reviews. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, who of course figured prominently in the reshaping of American law, calls the book a “magnificent achievement” and the most accurate account of her work in the 1970s to date.”

Interestingly, it is written by a (male) Yale University professor of writing, not a lawyer, and it looks very readable. Here are the opening sentences, courtesy of equalwomen.com: “For a woman who wanted to become an American lawyer, the time before 1968 was a time of inequality. If you entered Harvard Law School before 1950, for example, you were male. Although some American law schools had admitted a trickle of women for decades, prior to 1950 Harvard practiced perfect discrimination: No woman need apply.

“By 1967, the percentage of women in the nation’s law schools had reached only about 5%. 1968 changed American law. The United States government announced plans to take away men’s draft exemptions for attending law school. "

I’ll be diving into this as soon as I can get my hands on it, and I’ll keep you posted