The Catalyst

The newsletter of the ISBA’s Standing Committee on Women and the Law

May 2017 • Volume 22 • Number 5 •

May 2017 Women and the Law Newsletter

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In This Issue

Chair column

By Julie A. Johnson

A message from Chair Julie Johnson outlining the Committee's recent successes.
Podcast review of These Are Their Stories: The Law & Order Podcast

By Jen Kobayashi

Love Law and Order? Then there's a new podcast you need to listen to.

Thoughts on Hamilton and the women of his life

By Tracy Douglas

Rachel Faucette, Eliza Hamilton, Angelica Schuyler Church and Maria Reynolds each have a story to tell about sexism in the colonies and early republic.

Photos of our members

Two recent photos, one from the ISBA Laureate Awards and the other from our most recent Committee meeting.

Julie Johnson – Selected for CBA, Alliance for Women, Alta May Hulett Award

By Kelly Thames Bennett

We were honored and excited to have our nominee, our committee’s Chair, recognized by the Chicago Bar Association’s Alliance for Women, Alta May Hulett Award.

From Cook County Prosecutor to Cook County Probate Judge: Profile of Honorable Judge Shauna Boliker

By Margaret O’Sullivan

Author Margaret O'Sullivan recently had the pleasure of interviewing Cook County Associate Judge Shauna Boliker, currently assigned to the Probate Division.

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