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https://nitter.gq/t.co/kHVXECW5cO is a blog of statistical analyses on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Written by Alan Ball, professor of history at Marquette University.

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"When the world gets dirty why shouldn't we arm ourselves and go to work at it, without being afraid of the dust? It will come out bright, pure, fresh, like my parlor." - Lavinia Goodell laviniagoodell.com
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg, champion of women's rights, mentioned Lavinia Goodell's battle for admission to the WI Supreme Court in her speeches about gender discrimination & about women in the legal profession. (See bit.ly/33LheIj) We salute RBG & deeply mourn her passing.
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Were she alive today, she would doubtless stand shoulder to shoulder with all those who say #BlackLivesMatter.
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Lavinia Goodell grew up in a staunch abolitionist family: laviniagoodell.com/black-liv…
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What would Lavinia have said, knowing that 140 years later, women were still facing some of the same issues?? laviniagoodell.com/a-young-l… #LadyLawyerDiaries
Maureen Harrington (@mharringtonsf) profile pictureMaureen Harrington@mharringtonsf26 Nov 2019
Sad this needed to be said, but we now have a published decision in California to inform attorneys that commenting on the attractiveness of a female judge in your appellate brief is bad form.#LadyLawyerDiaries #appellatetwitter courts.ca.gov/opinions/docum…
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On February 17, 1876, the press reported that the court had denied her petition. Lavinia came out swinging. laviniagoodell.com/old-ryans… #WISupremeCourt #LegalHistory #LawTwitter #WomensHistoryMonth #WomensRights
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Remember Tyler v. Burrington, where an all-male jury found in favor of the pretty young plaintiff? Lavinia planned to appeal, but first she needed to be admitted to the Supreme Court's bar: laviniagoodell.com/the-chief…
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#WomensHistoryMonth Get glimpse into lives of women who didn't found institutions, write books, or reform the world — but whose stories deserve to be told just the same. Learn more: wihist.org/2ThVsYE WHI Images 7760, 50788, 1919 & 51304 #wisconsinhistory
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Were you wondering what happened in the poisoning, swill-throwing divorce case? Read about its conclusion in our latest post: laviniagoodell.com/finished-…
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Milwaukee County DA John Chisholm & Wisconsin Public Defender Thomas H. Reed highlight recent non-traditional criminal justice reform efforts. thecrimereport.org/2020/02/2…
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#BlackHistoryMonth Katherine Johnson died yesterday at age of 101. Mathematics genius & longtime @NASA researcher & analyst. 2015-awarded Pres. Medal of Freedom. 2016-portrayed in movie, "Hidden Figures". 2019-received congressional gold medal. @WiStateJournal #wisconsinhistory
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Divorces were rare in the 1800s. One of Lavinia's hardest-fought cases involved accusations of poisoning and swill-throwing. Find out what happened: laviniagoodell.com/an-epic-d… #LegalHistory #HistoryTwitter #Divorce
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Learn about the case that demonstrated why women should be on juries and that cemented Lavinia's place in Wisconsin's legal history: laviniagoodell.com/the-super… #WisconsinHistory #LegalHistory #WomensRights
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Congratulations to the First Congregational UCC on their 175th anniversary! This church played a big role in Lavinia’s life & she would be thrilled to know it's still serving Janesville & would be even more pleased to know that its pastor is a woman. laviniagoodell.com/lavinia-g…
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In August of 1874, just two months after being admitted to practice law, Lavinia Goodell was hired by a Chicago firm to sue a Janesville storekeeper who had refused to pay for a sack of peanuts. Guess who the opposing counsel was: laviniagoodell.com/people-to…
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One of Lavinia's #SistersInLaw was Charlotte Ray: the first black woman lawyer in the US, who was admitted to the DC bar in 1872. If any of our readers are able to find a picture of her, we'd like to feature more about her on laviniagoodell.com/sisters-i… #BlackHistoryMonth
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Read this week's guest post by the founders of @HerHat1920 to find out about Lavinia's bid to become #Janesville's City Attorney back in 1875 - BEFORE women could vote! laviniagoodell.com/lavinia-g… #WomensHistory #Herstory #WomensSuffrage
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Lavinia Goodell and the historic Wisconsin Capitol building are featured on the National Trust for Historic Preservation list of places "Where Women Made History"! contest.savingplaces.org/ybs… #WisconsinHistory #WomensHistory
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Imagine being the 1st woman in Wisconsin to try a case before a male judge, a male adversary, a male jury, and a courtroom full of gawkers!!! Read Lavinia Goodell's firsthand account of this historic event! laviniagoodell.com/lavinias-…
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A drop of inspiration for your morning coffee.
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