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Kathryn Hartnett ’15, Andrea D. Lugho ’15, Kristen Flick ’15, Professor Isabel Marcus, Nadeen Bawab ’15 and Anna McCarthy ’15
Prof. MarcusreceivesfirstWoman of SUNY Buffalo Law Award A pioneer in advocating for women’s and civil rights
SUNY Buffalo Law (WSBL), a student organization for the professional and educational advancement of female law students. “I’ve been honored by UB and in other countries, but that this award By MARCENE ROBINSON inist,” says Marcus, now a professor at came from the students, and that it is the SUNY Buffalo Law School.“I realized by first one is very moving,” said Marcus. t 12 years old, Isabel Marthe time I finished high school that WSBL was launched in fall 2014 to cus knew she wanted to be- women and girls were second-class citi- provide female law students with opcome a rabbi. zens.” portunities to connect with practicing However, when Marcus reSix decades later, Marcus stood bewomen attorneys and to create avenues vealed her ambitions to her fore a crowd of lawyers and judges, and to impact state and local policy-making. rabbi, she was informed that the closest students, faculty and staff from the Law “We want to honor someone who a girl could come to the position is rebSchool. After a career of advocating for embodies our mission statement,” said betzin, or the rabbi’s wife. To her horror, women’s and civil rights, Marcus was Anna McCarthy, WSBL co-president. Marcus’ father agreed. honored with the first Woman of SUNY “Dr. Marcus has been very supportive of “That’s the moment I became a fem- Buffalo Law Award from the Women of our group, has been at the Law School
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