Yes. Jills book tells the story of a woman who would not be put down. The book paints a vivid pore train of Belva Lockwood. And should gain from her life the public attention long overdo. Women in the public eye nowadays are courted by various archives seeking to be the repository of their papers. Not so in lockwoods time. Piecing together her work and days required the relentless pursuit of a determined sleuth and thats just what jill became in this process. A most persistent detective. In the introduction to the biography. I noticed that Elizabeth Stanton had compared lockwood to shakespeares portia and she does resemble it in this respect. They were both individuals of impressive intellect, who demonstrated that woman can hold their own as advocates for justice. Like shakespeares portia lockwood used wit and lockwood used no disguise in tackling the prevailing notions that woman and lawyering, no less politics do not mix. Not only did they became the first woman admitted to the bar
Belva lockwood campaigned to be the first woman of the United States. Jill norgren chronicles her life for womens rights. This is an hourandahalf. When jill norgren sent me her manu script and asked if i would write a forward, we were just gearing up for the new term and it was not a time when i welcomed additional extra curricular assignments. But after sampling several parts of the manuscript i just said yes. Jills book tells the story of a woman who would not be put down. The book paints a vivid portrait of Belva Lockwood and should gain for her life the public attention long overdue. Jills was a prodigious effort. Women in the public eye nowadays are courted by various archives seeking to be the repository of their papers. Not so in lockwoods time. Piecing together her work and days required the relentless pursuit of a determined sleuth, and thats just what jill became in this process. A most persistent detective. In the introduction to the biography, i noted that Elizabeth Kaley s
D.C. visitors, residents assess damage a riot left
Paul Schwartzman, The Washington Post
Jan. 7, 2021
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1of5Workers put up fencing outside the Capitol on Thursday, Jan, 7, 2021, the day after a deadly riot.Washington Post photo by Matt McClainShow MoreShow Less
2of5Architect of the Capitol employees Raymond Andrew, left, and Yfrain Figueroa clean the building Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, the day after pro-Trump rioters breached the security perimeter and infiltrated the building.Photo for The Washington Post by Amanda Andrade-RhoadesShow MoreShow Less
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4of5Michael Kanter, a Trump supporter from Florida, visits the Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, a day after a mob of rioters overtook the building.Washington Post photo by Paul SchwartzmanShow MoreShow Less