I am delighted to report that today is publication day for my new book! In a nation whose Constitution purports to speak for “We the People,” too many of the stories that powerful Americans tell about law and society include only #WeTheMen. @OUPLaw @OUPAcademic @SocSci

On this day in 1941, Elizabeth Holtzman was born. She became a congresswoman from NY who won her seat in 1972 by defeating a 50-year incumbent who had long opposed the ERA. She went on to become an early advocate for starting impeachment proceedings against Nixon. #WeTheMen

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OTD in 1970, Rep. Martha Griffiths succeeded in liberating the Equal Rights Amendment from the Judiciary Committee and bringing it to the floor. That same day, the House voted to send the ERA to the states, but the measure failed to pass the Senate during that Congress. #WeTheMen

Here's a video of Rep. Barbara Jordan's speech, which is electrifying. #WeTheMen.

On this day in 1974, Pres. Nixon resigned. A few days earlier, Rep. Barbara Jordan argued for impeachment, saying: “I am not going to sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminution, the subversion, the destruction, of the Constitution.” #WeTheMen

OTD in 2009, Sonia Sotomayor was sworn in as a Supreme Court Justice. In her dissent in Trump v. US (2024), she argued that the majority’s decision giving presidents immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts had made the President “a king above the law.” #WeTheMen

Want to know more about the legal constraints on Trump's proposal to "run" the District of Columbia without local control? I spoke with @CNN.

OTD in 1909, Alice Ramsey became the 1st woman to drive across the US. Three other women went along for the ride. In the era before roads designed for long-distance driving, the trip took 59 days. During one repair stop, a passerby reportedly shouted: “Get a horse!” #WeTheMen

OTD in 1965, the Voting Rights Act became law. Fannie Lou Hamer was one of many women who risked their lives in mobilizing to make the right to vote a practical reality for people of color. She asked: “Is this America, the land of the free and the home of the brave?” #WeTheMen

OTD in 1876, Mary Ritter Beard was born. Her 1946 book, Woman as Force in History, criticized male historians for ignoring women. She argued that women "have been a force in making all the history that has been made.�� A male reviewer called her book “rather waspish.” #WeTheMen

On this day in 1890, Barbara Armstrong was born. In 1919, she became the 1st female law prof. at Berkeley. The school didn’t hire another female prof. until 1960. Armstrong was a key advocate pushing for Social Security, minimum wage laws & universal health insurance. #WeTheMen

On this day in 1905, Maggie Kuhn was born. She became a senior rights activist and co-founded the Gray Panthers in 1970, after she was forced out of her job at 65 and given a sewing machine as a parting gift. #WeTheMen.

OTD in 1776, the 2d Continental Cong. began signing the printed version of the Dec. of Independence. It declared “that all men are created equal.” In 1848, the 1st U.S. woman’s rights convention improved on that idea, declaring “that all men & women are created equal.” #WeTheMen.

OTD in 1870, Utah's territorial elections included women for the 1st time. Utah women voted until 1887, when Congress chose the year of the Constitution’s centennial to enact an anti-polygamy statute w a provision reinstating women’s disenfranchisement in the Utah terr. #WeTheMen

I am headed to Oklahoma City. Tomorrow, I will be the keynote speaker at the Annual Conf. of the Nat'l Association for Commissions on Women. I’m excited to speak about my book, We the Men: How Forgetting Women’s Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality. #WeTheMen @NACWWomen.

On this day in 1913, suffragists from across the nation gathered in Hyattsville, MD, and drove together to the Senate to present a petition w/ 85,000 signatures. Anti-suffragists characterized the event as “cheap advertising.” #WeTheMen

On this day in 1940, Pat Schroeder was born. She became the first woman to represent Colorado in Congress and ran for president in 1988. She said: “When people ask me why I am running [for office] as a woman, I always answer: ‘What choice do I have?’” #WeTheMen

On this day in 1936, Elizabeth Dole was born. When she ran for president in 2000, she had already been a Sec. of Transportation & a Sec. of Labor. One study of the news coverage of Dole’s pres. campaign found that 16.7% of the articles mentioned her dress & appearance. #WeTheMen

OTD in 2016, Hillary Clinton officially accepted the Dem's presidential nomination. She said: “I’m so happy this day has come . because when any barrier falls in America, for anyone, it clears the way for everyone. When there are no ceilings, the sky’s the limit.” #WeTheMen

OTD in 1917, the bank functioning as landlord for Cameron House, National Woman’s Party headquarters, informed the suffragists that they had 3 months to vacate the premises. The bankers reportedly objected to how the suffragists were picketing the White House during WWI.#WeTheMen

On this day in 1990, the Americans with Disability Act was signed into law, prohibiting disability discrimination in employment, accommodations, telecommunications & more. Patrisha Wright was a key force leading the lobbying campaign for the ADA. Allies called her “The General.”