Pinstripes and pearls : the women of the Harvard Law School class of '64 who forged an old-girl network and paved the way for future generations / Judith Richards Hope.

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New York : Scribner, 2003.

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23243

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Hope, Judith Richards.

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Women lawyers -- United States.

Women lawyers -- United States -- History.

Law schools -- United States -- History.

Contents:

Part I. Beginnings: 1. The first female Fellow

2. Big dreams

3. History

4. Collective consciousness

Part II. Law School: 5. Admission (1961)

6. Arrival

7. Classmates

8. Necessities : food and toilets

9. Classes begin

10. Ladies' day

11. Dinner at the Dean's

12. Men in our lives

13. Exams

14. Dropouts, departures, and deferrals

15. The last two years of law school

Part III. The real world : June 1964 forward: 16. Women unwanted

17. Work - and marriage

18. Trying to do it all

Part IV. Bumps in the road

Part V. At the table

Part VI. Exit from the fast lane? (September 2001)

Coda

Closing legal brief : Harvard and law school today for women / Kathleen M Sullivan, Dean, Stanford Law School

Appendix : Excerpts from the archives of Harvard University regarding the admission of women to Harvard Law School.

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Includes bibliography and index.

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074321482x

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xxvi, 293 p.