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Gloria Allred

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Gloria Allred · Civil Rights & Human Rights

What

Civil-rights and women's-rights attorney who litigated many high-profile cases advancing women's legal protections against discrimination and abuse.

When

1941, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Where

Los Angeles, California

Biography

Gloria Allred is recognized among Jewish contributors to Civil Rights & Human Rights — Civil-rights and women's-rights attorney who litigated many high-profile cases advancing women's legal protections against discrimination and abuse.

How & why

Gloria Allred, born to a Jewish family in Philadelphia, is a prominent civil-rights and women's-rights attorney. Through decades of high-profile litigation she has advanced women's legal protections against discrimination, harassment and abuse, and expanded the reach of anti-discrimination law. She is among the most visible advocates for victims' rights in the United States.

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Source: Jewish Women's Archive; Wikipedia

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Civil-rights and women's-rights attorney who litigated many high-profile cases advancing women's legal protections against discrimination and abuse.

1941

Source: Jewish Women's Archive; Wikipedia