Sept. 27 Live Symposium: 150th Anniversary of Minor v. Happersett

This live symposium looks terrific. (There’s unfortunately no zoom option.)

Washington University Law Review Symposium: 150th Anniversary of Minor v. Happersett

9:45 am          PANEL ONE: History

Moderator:  Adrienne Davis, Washington University

Panelists:

Henry Chambers, University of Richmond

Minor v. Happersett and the Supreme Court’s Refusal to Reconstruct America

Martha Jones, Johns Hopkins University

Hall v. DeCuir: Women’s Dignity, Women’s Votes

Elizabeth Katz, University of Florida

“May It Please Her Honor”: The United States’ First Women Judges, 1870-1970

11:30 am         LUNCH CONVERSATION

Moderator:  Susan Appleton, Washington University

Presenter: Jill Hasday, University of Minnesota

Phyllis Schlafly (WashU Law ’78) and How Forgetting Women’s Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality

1:15 pm          PANEL TWO: Voting Rights

Moderator: Travis Crum, Washington University

Panelists:

Alexandra Fay, University of Tulsa

Explaining Elk: Citizenship, Empire, and the Fourteenth Amendment

Brandon Johnson, University of Nebraska

Privileges, Immunities, and the Franchise: The Impact of Conservative Jurisprudence on Voting Rights

Ellen Katz, University of Michigan

Minor v. Happersett and the Repudiation of Universal Suffrage

3:00 pm          PANEL THREE: Dobbs’ Aftermath and Future Questions

Moderator: Brenda Dvoskin, Washington University

Panelists:

Kathryn Abrams, University of California Berkeley

Democratic Change: Fast and Slow

Paula Monopoli, University of Maryland

A “New” New Departure

Scott Skinner-Thompson, University of Colorado Boulder

Transgender Disenfranchisement

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