Estelle H. Rogers, Life Fellow, will be honored with the 2024 Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award at the ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago. The award ceremony will take place on Sunday, August 4 at the Swissotel Chicago.
The award seeks to recognize these honorees as they carry forward the legacy of Margaret Brent. She was the first woman lawyer in America, one who was involved in 124 court cases over 8 years and won every case.
Before her retirement in May 2015, Rogers was the Legislative Director of Project Vote, a national nonpartisan organization promoting civic engagement, improved election administration, and voting rights. Earlier in her career, she was a legal and public policy consultant, specializing in civil rights and civil liberties, with clients including the Alliance for Justice, Common Cause, and the American Bar Association.
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