Law Professors Reveal A History Of The Supreme Court You Never Knew with Hannah Brenner Johnson and Renee Knake Jefferson - Episode 111
In this episode, Kathryn speaks with Hannah Brenner Johnson and Renee Knake Jefferson about their book focusing on the research on the women who appeared on the presidential shortlist back in history. Hannah and Renee not only share the stories of the women who represent the gender on the court, but also how the nomination impacted the lives and careers of those who did not make the transaction. They also discuss the biggest takeaways they learned from these women and the process they underwent to share the story to the world.
Episode Resources
- Why Hannah and Renee decided to go to law school
- Finding their way into the legal space: How the path happened to them, considering they are not from a family of lawyers
- How the idea of delving into the women’s names who are not in the tip of everyone's tongue or the front of everyone's memory came from and why does it matter
- The process of determining who appeared on the presidential shortlist back in history
- Who Florence Allen is
- Why is the representation of women on the court so important
- Life after the short list: For the women who didn’t make the transition, how did it impact their career
- The big takeaways they learned from these women
Episode Highlights - Gender, Power, Law & Leadership
- https://reneeknake.com/
- https://www.law.uh.edu/faculty/main.asp?PID=5141
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-brenner-johnson-7b3b6637
- https://www.cwsl.edu/faculty-staff-and-campus-directories/faculty-and-staff-directory/h/hannah-brenner
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