In 1969, when I graduated from Harvard Law School, women and minorities made up a tiny fraction of the first year associates accepted by top law firms.

Lakes. In December 2005 Harman was among a group of lawmakers who visited Taubman in an attempt to convince him not to run the story. For instance while voting with Republicans to restrict rules on personal bankruptcy for lawsuit reform and to abolish the estate tax — as well as on protecting those defense contractors with business interests in her congressional district — Harman voted against the ban on partial-birth abortions lawsuits against gun manufacturers the Defense of Marriage Act and banning indecent broadcasting.

Jane Margaret Lakes Harman (born June 28 1945) is the former U. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She resigned from Congress in February 2011 to become the head of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.