@jillhasday
Law Professor, University of Minnesota. Constitutional Law • Family Law • Sex Equality. Three books—We the Men: How Forgetting Women’s Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality, Intimate Lies and the Law, and Family Law Reimagined.
On this day in 1662, Judge Matthew Hale began presiding over a witchcraft trial in England. He ultimately sentenced 2 "witches" to death. Spoiler: They weren’t really witches.
While overruling Roe, the Sup Ct repeatedly cited Hale as a “great” & “eminent” legal authority. #WeTheMen
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Barbie. She's everything. He's just Ken.
On this day in 1959, the Barbie doll debuted at the American International Toy Fair. In real life, she would have an 18-inch waist, a milquetoast boyfriend, and a serious foot problem. #WeTheMen
On this International Women's Day, Senate Republicans are pushing for the SAVE Act, which the House already passed. The Act would disenfranchise millions of Americans, including millions of American women who changed their name after marrying. #WeTheMen
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Today is International Women’s Day. That’s a good time to remember that Congress has never designated a legal public holiday—the kind that closes federal offices—to celebrate an important woman in American history. #WeTheMen
May Craig
On this day in 1964, journalist May Craig prodded Sen. Hubert Humphrey about whether he supported a “sex amendment” to Title 7 that would prohibit sex discrim. in employment. After declaring “I am all for women,” he stated: “I think we can accept that provision, and it is a workable one.” #WeTheMen
Have some free time in MPLS this afternoon? Want to learn more about women’s past, present, and future in Minnesota & the nation? TODAY @bighillbooks, join me & Marlene Johnson, MN’s first female Lieutenant Governor, in conversation about our new books. #WeTheMen
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On this day in 1923, Delaware belatedly ratified the 19th Amendment, which prohibits sex-based disenfranchisement. The Delaware Legislature had previously rejected the 19th Amendment on June 2, 1920. Mississippi became the last state to ratify the 19th Amendment on March 22, 1984. #WeTheMen
In the Twin Cities this Saturday? Ready for some feminist community in these anti-feminist times? On March 7 at Big Hill Books, join me & Marlene Johnson, Minnesota’s first female Lieutenant Governor, in conversation about our new books. #WeTheMen @bighillbooks
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As in the United States, commemorations in Denmark overwhelmingly remember men. To the extent there are public statues of women, they often feature fictional and/or nude characters.
These Danish women staged a brilliant response.
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Mary Garrett. Portrait by John Singer Sargent.
OTD in 1854, Mary Garrett was born. She was a suffragist & philanthropist. In 1893, she funded the establishment of Johns Hopkins Medical School, on the condition that it accept women on an equal basis with men. Garrett is sometimes called America’s greatest “coercive philanthropist.” #WeTheMen
On this day in 1789, the federal government began operating under the U.S. Constitution. In principle, that Constitution speaks for “We the People.” In practice, powerful Americans have too often limited constitutional protections to #WeTheMen.
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Bernice Resnick Sandler
On this day in 1928, Bernice Resnick Sandler was born. After the U of Maryland refused to hire her as a professor because she came “on too strong for a woman,” she sued & worked with Congress in 1972 to pass Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination in programs receiving federal funds. #WeTheMen
Susanna Madora Salter
On this day in 1860, Susanna Madora Salter was born. In 1887, she became the first female mayor in the US, when she was elected to lead Argonia, Kansas, soon after Kansas women won the right to vote in municipal elections. Men may have placed her name on the ballot as a joke; it backfired. #WeTheMen
Nancy Woodhull
On this day in 1945, Nancy Woodhull was born. She became the first managing news editor at USA Today and championed women in journalism.
Her motto was: “Do something to help another woman every day.”
Happy Women’s History Month! #WeTheMen
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
On this day in 1909, NYC women marched in what was reportedly the first Women’s Day celebration in the US. Charlotte Perkins Gilman said: “a woman’s duty is centered in her home & motherhood…[but] home should mean the whole country & not be confined to 3 or 4 rooms or a city or a state.” #WeTheMen
On this day in 1945, Missouri finally permitted women to serve on state juries. Even then, Missouri law considered female jurors inessential and made jury service optional for women until the United States Supreme Court struck down that sex-based exemption in 1979. #WeTheMen
On this day in 1922, the Supreme Court in Leser v. Garnett upheld the constitutionality of the Nineteenth Amendment, which prohibits sex-based disenfranchisement. The Court rejected arguments that the amendment unconstitutionally infringed upon states’ rights. #WeTheMen
Wilma Scott Heide
On this day in 1921, Wilma Scott Heide was born. Under her leadership, the Nat’l Org for Women led a successful campaign against AT&T, whose policies effectively excluded women from management & paid women less. After suits/protests/negotiations, AT&T agreed to revise its policies in 1973. #WeTheMen
The Committee voted in favor of the Minnesota ERA!
Millicent Fenwick
Lacey Davenport
On this day in 1910, Millicent Fenwick was born. As a congresswoman representing New Jersey from 1975 to 1983, she championed women’s rights, racial equality, campaign finance reform, and consumer protection. She also reportedly inspired Doonesbury’s Lacey Davenport character. #WeTheMen
State May Limit Woman's Work
On this day in 1908, the SupCt in Muller v. Oregon unanimously upheld laws restricting women’s working hours, even though the Ct struck down such restrictions on men. The Ct’s theory was that all women are mothers/future mothers & women’s familial responsibilities outweigh everything else. #WeTheMen
MN ERA Hearing Senate Judiciary & Public Safety Committee Monday Feb. 23rd, 2026 12:30 PM in Capitol G-15
On this day in 2026, a Minnesota Senate committee will hold a hearing on a proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the Minnesota Constitution. I will be there to testify in favor. We all are entitled to “equal rights under the laws of this state.” #MinnesotaERA
The United States women’s national soccer team celebrates their 2019 World Cup victory with a parade in New York City.
On this day in 2022, US Soccer & the US Women’s National Team settled the women’s equal pay lawsuit. US Soccer agreed to pay $22 million in back pay & provide an equal rate of pay between the men’s & women’s national senior teams in all future tournaments, including the World Cup. #WeTheMen
On this day in 1952, Virginia ratified the 19th Amendment, which prohibits sex-based disenfranchisement. The 19th Amendment became part of the U.S. Constitution in 1920, but it took 32 more years for Virginia to come around. #WeTheMen #BetterLateThanNever
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Professor @jillhasday.bsky.social was interviewed on the @wccoradio.bsky.social Adam and Jordana Show. She discussed today’s U.S. Supreme Court Decision striking down Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs, handing him a significant loss on an issue crucial to his economic agenda.
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Want to know more about today’s Supreme Court decision on tariffs? I spoke with Adam Carter and Jordana Green on WCCO Radio. @wcconews.bsky.social
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Angelina Grimké Weld
On this day in 1805, Angelina Grimké Weld was born. She grew up on a plantation where her father enslaved people, but became one of the first US women to speak in public against slavery. Along with her sister, Sarah Grimké, Angelina devoted her life to promoting racial and gender equality. #WeTheMen
We are in for a very, very long haul . . . I am asking for EVERYTHING YOU HAVE TO GIVE We will never give up . . . You will lose your YOUTH, your SLEEP, your PATIENCE, your Sense of HUMOR and occasionally . . . the understanding and support of people that you LOVE very much. IN RETURN, I have nothing to offer you but . . . your PRIDE in being a woman, and all your DREAMS you’ve ever had for your daughters, and nieces, and granddaughters . . . your FUTURE and the certain KNOWLEDGE that at the end of your days you will be able to look back and say that ONCE in your life you gave EVERYTHING you had FOR JUSTICE.
On this day in 1937, Jill Ruckelshaus was born. She became an ERA supporter, abortion rights advocate & co-founder of the Nat’l Women’s Political Caucus. In 1977, she offered this clear-eyed assessment & rallying cry, which I have had hanging on my wall since before I went to law school. #WeTheMen
MN ERA Hearing Senate Judiciary & Public Safety Committee Monday Feb. 23rd, 2026 12:30 PM in Capitol G-15
Minnesotans have been working for years to add an Equal Rights Amendment to the state constitution. A Minnesota Senate committee just scheduled a hearing on the proposal. On Monday at 12:30, I will be there to testify in favor. #MinnesotaERA
On this day in 2026, Republicans in Congress are pushing for voter restrictions that would disenfranchise millions of U.S. citizens, including millions of American women who changed their name after marrying. #WeTheMen
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