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Legal Knowledge

Legal Knowledge

Written by: Arthur J. Morris Law Library
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 Legal Knowledge is a podcast that chronicles the history of the University of Virginia School of Law. In this inaugural season, host Meggan Cashwell and a group of scholars discuss the first hundred years of UVA Law, from Thomas Jefferson's founding vision in 1819 to coeducation in 1920.2023 World
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  • Constitutional Law at UVA, 1902-1970

    Constitutional Law at UVA, 1902-1970
    Feb 4 2026

    Welcome back to season two of Legal Knowledge! In this episode, UVA Law alumna Catherine Ward and professor emeritus A. E. Dick Howard join us for a behind-the-scenes look at twentieth-century constitutional change on the state level in Virginia, and they set the stage for this transformative period in legal education.

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    35 mins
  • Professionalization and Coeducation at UVA Law

    Professionalization and Coeducation at UVA Law
    May 3 2023

    In 1920, the first three women were admitted to the University of Virginia School of Law: Rose May Davis, Catherine Lipop, and Elizabeth Tompkins. Professor Anne Coughlin explores the lived realities of these women, from the small, familiar anxieties about grades and tuition costs, to the bold steps they took to combat gendered notions of inferiority during the early 20th century.
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    45 mins
  • The Legal Knowledge of Women in the 19th Century

    The Legal Knowledge of Women in the 19th Century
    Apr 26 2023

    Although women were not admitted to UVA Law as students until 1920, their presence on Grounds helped shape the legal curriculum of the 19th century. Professor Laura Edwards discusses the Black and white women who lived and labored at UVA, and the ways in which they navigated the repressive limitations on their legal power. 
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    42 mins
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