The ''Women's Rights Law Reporter'' is a journal of legal scholarship published by an independent student group at

Rutgers School of Law—Newark Rutgers Law School is the law school of Rutgers University, with classrooms in Newark and Camden, New Jersey. It is the largest public university, public law school and the 10th largest law school, overall, in the United States. Each class in the ...

. The journal was founded in 1970 by Rutgers law students working with

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Joan Ruth Bader Ginsburg ( ; ; March 15, 1933September 18, 2020) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death in 2020. She was nominated by President ...

and Professor

Nadine H. Taub Nadine Taub (January 21, 1943 – June 16, 2020) was an American lawyer who laid the essential groundwork for women's rights in the workplace, including defending and winning the first sexual harassment case in the US in 1977. Taub played a pivot ...

. It was the first law journal in the U.S. to focus exclusively on women's rights. Professor Taub (now deceased) remained the faculty advisor of the journal through the 1980s and 1990s. The journal provides a forum for exploring law and public policy relating to

women’s rights Women's rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide. They formed the basis for the women's rights movement in the 19th century and the feminist movements during the 20th and 21st centuries. In some countries, ...

and

gender Gender is the range of characteristics pertaining to femininity and masculinity and differentiating between them. Depending on the context, this may include sex-based social structures (i.e. gender roles) and gender identity. Most cultures u ...

. The journal is published quarterly.

History and focus

Ann Marie Boylan, a recent graduate of

Rutgers School of Law Rutgers Law School is the law school of Rutgers University, with classrooms in Newark and Camden, New Jersey. It is the largest public law school and the 10th largest law school, overall, in the United States. Each class in the three-year J.D. pr ...

, had been trying to establish a

feminist Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes. Feminism incorporates the position that society prioritizes the male po ...

journal. Boylan had created one issue of the ''Women's Rights Law Reporter'' (WRLR), published out of her apartment in

Newark Newark most commonly refers to: * Newark, New Jersey, city in the United States * Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey; a major air hub in the New York metropolitan area Newark may also refer to: Places Canada * Niagara-on-the ...

in 1970. She shared the idea for the journal with a women's group in Newark who wanted to help the publication become successful and it was suggested that they turn to Rutgers Law School. The women in the group met with the dean, James Paul, who said they would need to find a faculty advisor, find office space in the school and raise their own funds.

agreed to become the faculty advisor and space for WRLR was found in an old building. WRLR was moved onto Rutgers' campus in 1972 and became formally associated with Rutgers in 1974. Professor Nadine H. Taub was its faculty advisor for many years. On its founding advisory board were

Arthur Kinoy Arthur Kinoy (September 20, 1920 – September 19, 2003), was an American attorney and progressive civil rights leader who helped defend Ethel and Julius Rosenberg. He served as a professor of law at the Rutgers School of Law–Newark from 1964 to ...

Pauli Murray Anna Pauline "Pauli" Murray (November 20, 1910 – July 1, 1985) was an American civil rights activist who became a lawyer, gender equality advocate, Episcopal priest, and author. Drawn to the ministry, in 1977 she became one of the first women ...

Eleanor Holmes Norton Eleanor Holmes Norton (born June 13, 1937) is an American lawyer and politician serving as a delegate to the United States House of Representatives, representing the District of Columbia since 1991. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Earl ...

, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Margot Champagne,

Mary Eastwood Mary O. Eastwood (June 1, 1930 – October 10, 2015) was a pioneering American lawyer and civil rights advocate. In 1955, Eastwood graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School and then moved to Washington, D.C. Legal career After gra ...

Riane Eisler Riane Tennenhaus Eisler (born 22 July 1931) is an Austrian-born American systems scientist and author who writes about the effect of gender politics historically on society. She is most known for her 1987 book '' The Chalice and the Blade'', i ...

, Ann Freedman, Jo Ann Evans Gardner, Janice Goodman, Renee Hanover, Bernice Handler, Diane B. Schulder,

Faith Seidenberg Faith Seidenberg (October 21, 1923 – January 16, 2015) was an attorney and civil rights activist who was best known for having entered the male-only establishment McSorley's Old Ale House in Manhattan with fellow attorney Karen DeCrow on Augus ...

, and Nancy Stearns.

References

External links

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