Table of Contents

Introduction by Mary L. Volcansek Florence Ellinwood Allen by Sarah Wilson Mary Arden by Donald W. Jackson Anita Augsburg by Mary L. Volcansek and Luba DeWitt Suzanne Bastid-Basdevant by Jacqueline Lucienne Lafon Miriam Ben-Porat by Martin Edelman Myra Bradwell by Mary L. Volcansek Beverly Blair Cook by Lee Epstein Irene R. Cortes by C. Neal Tate Takako Doi by William B. Cleary Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Rebecca Mae Salokar Brenda Marjorie Hale by Donald W. Jackson Rosalyn Higgins by Donald W. Jackson Leonilde Iotti by Maria Elisabetta de Franciscis Barbara Charline Jordan by Cassandra R. Veney Sylvie Kanigi by Kevin Hill Carrie Burnham Kilgore by Greg Casey Helen Kinnear by Marie Corbett and Doris Corbett Claire L'Heureux-Dubé by Teresa Scassa Jutta Limbach by Donald P. Kommers Burnita Shelton Matthews by Cynthia Harrison Beverley McLachlin by C. Lynn Smith Soia Mentschikoff by Zipporah Batshaw Wiseman Constance Baker Motley by Gilbert Ware Emily Ferguson Murphy by John McLaren Eleanor Holmes Norton by Valerie L. Patterson Sandra Day O'Connor by Rebecca Mae Salokar and Michael Wilson Sadako Ogata by David Wessels with Yoshihide Soeya and Masatsugu Naya Cecilia Muñoz Palma by Lawrence W. Beer Tamar Pelleg-Sryck by Cheryl A. Rubenberg Janet Reno by Giselle De Bruno Jamison Mary Robinson by Jerome O'Callaghan Flerida Ruth P. Romero by C. Neal Tate Simone Rozès-Ludwig by Jacqueline Lucienne Lafon Wiltraut Rupp-von Brünneck by Donald P. Kommers Helga Seibert by Donald P. Kommers Elisabeth Selbert by Mary L. Volcansek and Luba DeWitt Margaret A. Somerville by Lawrence W. Beer Helene Stöcker by Mary L. Volcansek and Luba DeWitt Helen Suzman by John Dugard Leah Tsemel by Cheryl A. Rubenberg Agathe Uwilingiyimana by Kevin Hill Simone Veil-Jacob by Jacqueline Lucienne Lafon Bertha Wilson by Mary Jane Mossman Appendix Selected Bibliography Index

About the Author

REBECCA MAE SALOKAR is Associate Professor of Political Science at Florida International University. She has published on the Office of the Solicitor General of the United States, the roles of congressional legal counsels, church politics in Florida and abortion, the Florida constitutional right to privacy, and gay and lesbian litigation. MARY L. VOLCANSEK is Professor of Political Science at Florida International University. Her many publications focus on American and European judicial systems especially aspects of behavior, selection and removal, including Judicial Selection: The Cross-Evolution of French and American Practices (Greenwood Press, 1987) and Judicial Misconduct: A Cross National Comparison (1996).

Reviews

?'Well balanced and well documented' describes this split-personality reference source. It would be useful as an encyclopedia of biography alone, but doubles as an informal bibliography. It profiles 43 women from many countries, giving family background, education, career development, achievements, and contributions....Good for research and general reference; highly recommended for all libraries.?-Choice

?This is a compilation of profiles of 43 women who have made significant contributions to their societies through their work in the legal profession, scholarly legal research, or political activism directed at sociolegal reforms...Unique in scope, this noteworthy volume provides the reader with an in-depth view of women who made a difference in Western societies through the vehicle of the law.?-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin

"'Well balanced and well documented' describes this split-personality reference source. It would be useful as an encyclopedia of biography alone, but doubles as an informal bibliography. It profiles 43 women from many countries, giving family background, education, career development, achievements, and contributions....Good for research and general reference; highly recommended for all libraries."-Choice

"This is a compilation of profiles of 43 women who have made significant contributions to their societies through their work in the legal profession, scholarly legal research, or political activism directed at sociolegal reforms...Unique in scope, this noteworthy volume provides the reader with an in-depth view of women who made a difference in Western societies through the vehicle of the law."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin