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Originally, Elle Woods existed only in the mind of Amanda Brown, who penned the novel LEGALLY BLONDE in 2001 and named her heroine after the vernacular law students use to describe themselves to one another - a “1L” is a first year law student, so Brown named her fictional alter-ego “Elle,” and a cultural icon [...]
Interview with Costume Designer GREGG BARNES
How did you become a costume designer?
I was a late bloomer in many ways. I’m from San Diego, and I was going to teach high school, and my major in college was dramatic literature. I took some technical classes towards my requirements and found I had a strong connection to design [...]
A Brief Historical Overview of Women in the Law
For years, women faced a unique challenge in their efforts to penetrate the profession of the practice of law. Unlike other professions, all institutions of the law, namely the law schools, the bar associations and the courts, were under the exclusive control of men. Women were left with no [...]