Lilian Margaret St. Cyr was born on February 14, 1884 on the Winnebago Reservation in Nebraska. She was one of six children born to Julia De Cora (ca. 1846-1885), a Winnebago, and Mitchell St. Cyr (ca. 1834-1888), a farmer whose father was reportedly… more »

The name she was given when she was born about 1860 into the Gros Ventres nation in Montana is not known. While no one is certain, it is believed she is the person “Pine Leaf” described by James Beckwourth in his autobiography. Ultimately she became… more »

A Tribute By President Barak Obama. Sixty years ago, Ruth Bader Ginsburg applied to be a Supreme Court clerk. She’d studied at two of our finest law schools and had ringing recommendations. But because she was a woman, she was rejected. Ten years later,… more »

For decades Sonia Pressman Fuentes has dedicated herself to the cause of women's' rights. Her achievements and the well-deserved accolades for her work have been many. In 1963 she testified in Congress on behalf of the ACLU In favor of passage of the… more »

On February 15, 1879, President Rutherford B. Hayes signed a new law that would admit women as members of the Supreme Court bar and allow them to submit and argue cases at the high court. Suffragette, teacher, lawyer and presidential candidate Belva… more »