Obituaries
May 18, 2020
Barbara A. Babcock, 1938-2020
Pioneer in law opened doors for many women attorneys.
Barbara A. Babcock
Barbara A. Babcock, the first female tenured professor at Stanford Law School and former head of the U.S. Department of Justice civil division, was a pivotal figure in opening doors for women lawyers, including U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Babcock died April 18 after a long fight with cancer. She was 81. Colleagues remembered Babcock as someone with rare gifts as both as a trial attorney and legal educator. Ginsbu...
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