PLEASE JOIN BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL LALSA
THE PUERTO RICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
PRBA WOMEN'S COMMITTEE
HISPANIC NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION
HNBA COMMISSION ON WOMEN
For a Reception and Opening Exhibit of
Luminarias de la Ley
on
Friday, November 18, 2016
6:00 p.m to 8:30 p.m.
Brooklyn Law School
Brooklyn, New York
and meet Dolores S. Atencio, Esq., First Visiting Scholar DULCCES*
and learn about her research project "Luminaries of the Law" identifying the first Latina lawyers/law school graduates in the U.S.
EXHIBIT WILL BE DISPLAYED AT BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL
FROM 11/18/16-12/17/16
*A former president of the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA), Dolores S. Atencio is the first Visiting Scholar of the University of Denver Latino Center (DULCCES) where she is completing her identification and study on the first Latina lawyers / law school graduates in the United States. Her work includes sheparding the first and second national studies on Latina lawyers (2009 & 2010) as the first HNBA Co-Chair of the Latina Commission; Article, "The Making of An American Justice: The HNBA's Quest for the First Hispanic Supreme Court Justice (Summer 2010);" Las Primeras Abogadas - Una Historia (2013), milestones of Latina Lawyer accomplishments from 1923 - 2013; Salute to Latina Lawyers in the 50 States (2014); and Las Luminarias de La Ley Exhibit (Nov 2015-Feb 2016). Atencio will writing a collegiate level history book, legal treatise and develop curriculum for middle and high school students about these American women lawyers.
For more information: portfolio.du.edu/Dolores.Atencio
PLEASE RSVP: http://prbany.com/calendar/