When she speaks for 40, people may start to pay attention. And by the time she she's speaking for 400, they listen. 1983 MWL President Marsha Freeman Minnesota Women Lawyers now speaks for nearly 1,200 members, and people are listening. Founded in 1972, MWL's mission is to secure the full and equal participation of women in the legal profession and in a just society. MWL works to identify the changing needs of women attorneys and to advocate on behalf of women within the legal profession.
Membership includes attorneys, judges, law students and law firms.
Minnesota Women Lawyers recently announced that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor will speak at its Annual Meeting in Minneapolis on Monday, July 2 nd . Justice O'Connor brings to our Annual Meeting the experience of a United States Supreme Court veteran as well as the story of a pioneer who has opened up the legal profession for the great many accomplished women who have followed and will continue to follow. The July 2nd event is open to the public. Invitations will be sent in May, 2001. All awards will be presented at the 2001 Annual Meeting.