Dawn Clark Netsch, the first woman to be nominated by a major political party to run for governor of Illinois, died on March 5. She graduated first in her class at Northwestern in 1952, at a time when women law students were few and far between. She began teaching law at Northwestern in 1965 at a time when there were very few women law professors nationally. For more on the life of Dawn Clark Netsch, click here.
The NCWBA is an affiliate of the American Bar Association, with a vote in the ABA House of Delegates. Representation in the ABA House of Delegates adds our collective voice to the debate and vote on many key ABA resolutions.
The National Conference of Women’s Bar Associations (NCWBA) is a unique organization and coalition of over 35,000 women lawyers of various women’s bar associations. We are dedicated to championing the success of women’s associations and providing a national forum for exchanging ideas and information vital to organizational growth and success in today’s profession.
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