One Woman’s Voice for Justice: How the Courts Have Responded to Violence Against Women from the Revolution to Today
Presented by the Historical Society of the New York Courts
HYBRID EVENT • FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
At New York City Bar Association (42 West 44th St., NYC 10036) and Livestreamed
NY CLE Credits Pending
Available only to Society members.
Author, historian, and professor John Wood Sweet will deliver a presentation on his book The Sewing Girl’s Tale, which chronicles the true story of Lanah Sawyer, a young woman who survived a rape in the 1790s and bravely pursued justice through the courts, ultimately winning her case. Following Professor Sweet’s presentation, a distinguished panel featuring Roberta A. Kaplan, Esq., Partner at Kaplan Martin LLP and Society Trustee, Kate Mogulescu, Professor of Clinical Law and Director of the Criminal Defense & Advocacy Clinic at Brooklyn Law School, Hon. Michelle Weber, Judge of the New York City Criminal Court, and moderator Susan Harper, Esq., Founding Attorney, Law Office of Susan L. Harper, will examine the evolution of the law since Lanah Sawyer’s landmark case and discuss the progress that still remains to be made. Opening remarks will be delivered by Hon. Dianne T. Renwick, Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, First Department, and Society Trustee.