Paula Monopoli
@profmonopoli.bsky.social
Distinguished University Professor and Sol & Carlyn Hubert Professor of Law
@UMDLaw
Feminist Legal History
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@UMDLaw
Feminist Legal History
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https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=340640
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A caved-in roof. A crumbling porch. A memorial water wall in need of restoration.
These are just a few areas of the $10 million of deferred maintenance needed at the Women’s Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls, N.Y.
These are just a few areas of the $10 million of deferred maintenance needed at the Women’s Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls, N.Y.
Saving Seneca Falls: The U.S. Birthplace of ‘All Men and Women Are Created Equal’ Must Be Preserved
A caved-in roof. A crumbling porch. A memorial water wall in need of restoration. These are just a few areas of the $10 million of deferred maintenance needed at the Women’s Rights National…
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July 19, 2026 at 12:45 AM
A caved-in roof. A crumbling porch. A memorial water wall in need of restoration.
These are just a few areas of the $10 million of deferred maintenance needed at the Women’s Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls, N.Y.
These are just a few areas of the $10 million of deferred maintenance needed at the Women’s Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls, N.Y.
The view of Independence Hall from @constitutionctr.bsky.social where I recently gave a lecture on the legacy of the Declaration in the 20th century. As the brilliant Pauli Murray said “I want to see America be what she says she is in the Declaration . . . America be what you proclaim to be!”
July 3, 2026 at 2:52 PM
The view of Independence Hall from @constitutionctr.bsky.social where I recently gave a lecture on the legacy of the Declaration in the 20th century. As the brilliant Pauli Murray said “I want to see America be what she says she is in the Declaration . . . America be what you proclaim to be!”
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Many of the women voters in Boston's Lower Roxbury and the South End supported themselves and their families by working at the United Drug Co. factory. Read our blog post, The Cherry Pickers of Lower Roxbury to learn more. sites.google.com/view/maryeli...
June 27, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Many of the women voters in Boston's Lower Roxbury and the South End supported themselves and their families by working at the United Drug Co. factory. Read our blog post, The Cherry Pickers of Lower Roxbury to learn more. sites.google.com/view/maryeli...
The only woman to have her name on the Declaration - Baltimore’s Mary Katharine Goddard
Every American Knows the Declaration of Independence. Almost Nobody Knows the Woman Who Printed It.
As Baltimore's postmaster and printer to the Continental Congress, Mary Katharine Goddard produced the first official copy of the Declaration of Independence to include the signers' names—and added he...
womenshistory.si.edu
June 26, 2026 at 10:04 PM
The only woman to have her name on the Declaration - Baltimore’s Mary Katharine Goddard
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Elizabeth Freeman has a statue inside the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC. And a newer statue in Sheffield Massachusetts.
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The Enslaved Woman Who Sued for Freedom and Emancipated Herself (Gift Article)
For the 250th anniversary, The Times Magazine asked leading historians to profile founding-era Americans whose roles in the drama have been often overlooked.
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June 25, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Elizabeth Freeman has a statue inside the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC. And a newer statue in Sheffield Massachusetts.
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On this day in 1810, Margaret Fuller was born. She became a woman’s rights advocate and America’s first female war correspondent. Her influential 1845 book, Woman in the Nineteenth Century, was one of the first American publications to call for sex equality and female enfranchisement. #WeTheMen
May 23, 2026 at 1:11 PM
On this day in 1810, Margaret Fuller was born. She became a woman’s rights advocate and America’s first female war correspondent. Her influential 1845 book, Woman in the Nineteenth Century, was one of the first American publications to call for sex equality and female enfranchisement. #WeTheMen
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Congrats to Jill Lepore! Her book "We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution," was just awarded the 2026 #PulitzerPrize for history.
Check out this clip from a past #NCCed program, in which Lepore discusses the significance of Article V.
Check out this clip from a past #NCCed program, in which Lepore discusses the significance of Article V.
May 5, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Congrats to Jill Lepore! Her book "We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution," was just awarded the 2026 #PulitzerPrize for history.
Check out this clip from a past #NCCed program, in which Lepore discusses the significance of Article V.
Check out this clip from a past #NCCed program, in which Lepore discusses the significance of Article V.
“The United States was the lone nation to vote against the Agreed Conclusions by the UN Commission on the State of Women (CSW) that were officially adopted Thursday.”
US votes against adopting UN Women’s report over abortion, gender concerns
The United States was the lone nation to vote against the Agreed Conclusions by the UN Commission on the State of Women (CSW) that were officially adopted Thursday. The US took issue with language in....
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March 29, 2026 at 12:56 AM
“The United States was the lone nation to vote against the Agreed Conclusions by the UN Commission on the State of Women (CSW) that were officially adopted Thursday.”
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Turning to international writer, speaker & reformer Mary Church Terrell this #blackhistorymonth, grateful for Alison Parker's excellent biography. #Terrell was often the only Black woman at major #pacifism conferences in the early #19C & articulated a powerful vision of peace through racial justice.
February 17, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Turning to international writer, speaker & reformer Mary Church Terrell this #blackhistorymonth, grateful for Alison Parker's excellent biography. #Terrell was often the only Black woman at major #pacifism conferences in the early #19C & articulated a powerful vision of peace through racial justice.
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Day 15 of #WomenWhoRethoughtTheWorld: American economist Florence Kelley!
Kelley rethought philanthropy’s relationship to capitalism, writing that it is a “vain struggle to patch & alleviate
an evil social system, propping up what ought to be torn down & rebuilt.”
#herstory #womenshistory
Kelley rethought philanthropy’s relationship to capitalism, writing that it is a “vain struggle to patch & alleviate
an evil social system, propping up what ought to be torn down & rebuilt.”
#herstory #womenshistory
March 15, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Day 15 of #WomenWhoRethoughtTheWorld: American economist Florence Kelley!
Kelley rethought philanthropy’s relationship to capitalism, writing that it is a “vain struggle to patch & alleviate
an evil social system, propping up what ought to be torn down & rebuilt.”
#herstory #womenshistory
Kelley rethought philanthropy’s relationship to capitalism, writing that it is a “vain struggle to patch & alleviate
an evil social system, propping up what ought to be torn down & rebuilt.”
#herstory #womenshistory
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Declaring that no quarter will be given unequivocally violates international humanitarian law. Indeed, ordering that no quarter will be given, threatening an adversary therewith or conducting hostilities on this basis is prohibited and constitutes a war crime.
Hegseth: "We will keep pushing, keep advancing. No quarter, no mercy for our enemies."
No quarter is the refusal to take prisoners and instead just execute everyone. It's been considered a war crime for over a century.
No quarter is the refusal to take prisoners and instead just execute everyone. It's been considered a war crime for over a century.
March 13, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Declaring that no quarter will be given unequivocally violates international humanitarian law. Indeed, ordering that no quarter will be given, threatening an adversary therewith or conducting hostilities on this basis is prohibited and constitutes a war crime.
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On this day in 1892, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Lucy Stone & Isabella Beecher Hooker appeared before the House Judiciary Comm to support a proposed constitutional amendment prohibiting sex-based disenfranchisement. Stanton emphasized women’s “birthright to self-sovereignty.” #WeTheMen
January 18, 2026 at 2:13 PM
On this day in 1892, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Lucy Stone & Isabella Beecher Hooker appeared before the House Judiciary Comm to support a proposed constitutional amendment prohibiting sex-based disenfranchisement. Stanton emphasized women’s “birthright to self-sovereignty.” #WeTheMen
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On this day in 1793, Lucretia Mott was born. When the 1840 World Anti-Slavery Convention barred female abolitionists from participating, Mott & Elizabeth Cady Stanton decided to hold a woman’s rights meeting. 8 years later, they organized the Seneca Falls Convention in Seneca Falls, NY. #WeTheMen
January 3, 2026 at 2:04 PM
On this day in 1793, Lucretia Mott was born. When the 1840 World Anti-Slavery Convention barred female abolitionists from participating, Mott & Elizabeth Cady Stanton decided to hold a woman’s rights meeting. 8 years later, they organized the Seneca Falls Convention in Seneca Falls, NY. #WeTheMen
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On this day in 1894, Burnita Shelton Matthews was born. She became a suffragist, lawyer, and advocate for repealing the thousands of laws that discriminated against women. She helped end women’s exclusion from juries in D.C. In 1949, she became the first female federal district judge. #WeTheMen
December 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
On this day in 1894, Burnita Shelton Matthews was born. She became a suffragist, lawyer, and advocate for repealing the thousands of laws that discriminated against women. She helped end women’s exclusion from juries in D.C. In 1949, she became the first female federal district judge. #WeTheMen
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On this day in 1807, NJ disenfranchised women, people of color & aliens. NJ’s 1776 Constitution entitled “all Inhabitants” to vote if they met age, property & residency requirements. In 1807, however, the NJ Legislature specified that every voter had to “be a free, white, male citizen.” #WeTheMen
November 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
On this day in 1807, NJ disenfranchised women, people of color & aliens. NJ’s 1776 Constitution entitled “all Inhabitants” to vote if they met age, property & residency requirements. In 1807, however, the NJ Legislature specified that every voter had to “be a free, white, male citizen.” #WeTheMen
Thanks for reposting this article @ldodd.bsky.social! Section 2 of the 19th authorizes Congress to enforce the 19th. While legislation was introduced in 1920, it was never enacted. It’s time for Dems to introduce such legislation as a defensive move. @alsobrooks.senate.gov @vanhollen.senate.gov
Important and very troubling overview about moves within the conservative movement that should be taken seriously. ⤵️
Some on the far right want to repeal the 19th amendment. Many more share a coercive, patriarchal view of women.
I wrote about this and how the far right sees subjugating women as key to building the sort of electorate they need to win. @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/women-should...
I wrote about this and how the far right sees subjugating women as key to building the sort of electorate they need to win. @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/women-should...
November 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Thanks for reposting this article @ldodd.bsky.social! Section 2 of the 19th authorizes Congress to enforce the 19th. While legislation was introduced in 1920, it was never enacted. It’s time for Dems to introduce such legislation as a defensive move. @alsobrooks.senate.gov @vanhollen.senate.gov
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This new painting will be at the Crane Estate art show this weekend in Ipswich, MA. Autumn Marsh, 20" x 20" encaustic on panel.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:16 AM
This new painting will be at the Crane Estate art show this weekend in Ipswich, MA. Autumn Marsh, 20" x 20" encaustic on panel.
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We’re thrilled to share that Paula A. Monopoli’s article in Volume 102 of Washington University Law Review was “highly recommended” by Professor Larry Solum on his Legal Theory Blog!
Please it here: wustllawreview.org/2025/09/02/a...
Please it here: wustllawreview.org/2025/09/02/a...
A “New” New Departure – Washington University Law Review
In the wake of enactment of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, women’s rights activists embarked on an exercise in popular constitutionalism known as “the New Departure.” Frustrated by the failu...
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November 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
We’re thrilled to share that Paula A. Monopoli’s article in Volume 102 of Washington University Law Review was “highly recommended” by Professor Larry Solum on his Legal Theory Blog!
Please it here: wustllawreview.org/2025/09/02/a...
Please it here: wustllawreview.org/2025/09/02/a...
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The result is generous, original, and fascinating—de-emphasizing the stories of the so-called Founding Fathers, and forwarding those of ordinary people, some of whom made constitutions of their own. We the People is also profoundly, indeed joyously, subversive.
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washingtonmonthly.com/2025/11/02/w...
Constitution in Progress
In We the People, Jill Lepore argues the Constitution isn’t the parchment paper, but the evolving democratic imagination of the people.
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November 3, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The result is generous, original, and fascinating—de-emphasizing the stories of the so-called Founding Fathers, and forwarding those of ordinary people, some of whom made constitutions of their own. We the People is also profoundly, indeed joyously, subversive.
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/11/02/w...
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/11/02/w...
Honored to give a scholars lecture on Women and the U.S. Constitution @constitutionctr.bsky.social in Philadelphia.
October 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Honored to give a scholars lecture on Women and the U.S. Constitution @constitutionctr.bsky.social in Philadelphia.