Women Lawyers of Achievement Awards Luncheon

The American Bar Association’s Commission on Women in the Profession held a luncheon in San Francisco to give the Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Awards. Hillary Clinton, spouse of Democratic presidential nominee Gov. Bill Clinton, gave the keynote address at the event. Ms. Clinton spoke on the continuation of discrimination against women in the legal profession, and honored the award-winners for their work in pushing back the barriers against women in the profession. She went on to speak on the need for solutions to social problems facing Americans in contemporary society, including the bleak realities behind statistics on unemployment, child abuse, and crime in the U.S. close