Fighting for gender justice in the courts, in public policy, and in our society.
Justice for her. Justice for all.
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Dear John,
The National Women’s Law Center was founded in 1972 with an ambitious vision and mission: to advance legal rights and protections for women. Today, I am proud to be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Law Center’s founding.
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As the Law Center’s first Board Chair and a board member from 1972 to 2019, I was and am honored to serve the Center, the people we have represented, and you as one of our supporters.
NWLC was established even before the Supreme Court recognized the constitutional right to abortion in the United States in Roe v. Wade . Today, we are facing the real possibility of losing that right as the court weighs Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization . With your support, the Law Center has been fighting alongside our allies to protect one of the biggest advancements for women in this country’s history.
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And abortion rights aren’t the only area of our work where decades-old achievements are under threat. I am so very proud of the progress we have made over the past 50 years, and of all the staff and supporters who made it all possible. But this work requires constant vigilance to safeguard the progress we’ve made. Today, together, we’re prepared to tackle new challenges and hold power to account.
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In
1974
,
NWLC
filed
Relf
v.
Weinberger
,
which
secured
new
regulations
to
protect
poor
women
from
the
cruel
practice
of
involuntary
sterilization.
Today
,
we
know
that
ICE
is
alleged
to
have
pressured
immigrant
women
into
sterilization
procedures
as
recently
as
2020.
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In
1980
,
the
Center
brought
the
first
major
Title
IX
case
challenging
sexism
in
collegiate
athletics,
setting
a
precedent
for
women’s
sports
programs.
Today
,
anti-trans
activists
and
legislators
are
accelerating
their
efforts
to
exclude
trans
girls
and
women
from
sports
at
school.
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In
2021
,
as
the
COVID
pandemic
ravaged
families
and
the
child
care
industry,
the
Law
Center
helped
secure
a
historic
$50
billion
in
direct
relief
through
the
American
Rescue
Plan.
But
today
,
we're
still
pushing
for
a
long-term
sustained
investment
so
that
every
family
has
access
to
high-quality,
affordable
child
care
and
every
child
care
provider
has
living
wages.
Our supporter community (including you) has always been central to the Law Center’s groundbreaking victories over the past 50 years. I strongly believe that the work we continue to do together is vital—and there is still so much to do.
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For today, I hope you’ll join me in celebrating five decades of trailblazing legal work for the rights of women and girls—here’s to 50 more years.
In gratitude,
Brooksley Born
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