Paula Monopoli

By looking back at these historical sources that preserve both the struggles and the determination of American immigrant women to have their voices heard, we can shine a light on the challenges facing our democratic process today

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I'm getting super excited about my upcoming solo show at Blue Door Gallery in York, Maine. The opening is in 6 weeks: Sept 13, 5-9 pm. Hope to see you there if you live in the area!!
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This new collection of encaustic landscapes is loaded with color and texture.
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#maineart #painting #encaustic

“This year we saw the first decline in two decades of women in the House of Representatives, which I find really shocking, and it’s due to all those constraints in our polarized, rigid system. The only way that we’re really going to address that and tackle that is to change the electoral system.”

On this day of 1976, the first female midshipman arrived to begin training at the U.S. Naval Academy. Congress ordered the academy to stop excluding women, after women filed suit in 1973. #WeTheMen

On this day in 1913, women in Illinois won the right to vote for President, the first such victory east of the Mississippi River. Illinois preserved other sex-based disenfranchisement until the 19th Amendment’s ratification in 1920. #WeTheMen

Six Named to 2025 Cohort of Distinguished University Professors - The Elm The highest faculty honor at UMB recognizes not just excellence, but also impact and significant contribution to the professor’s field, knowledge, profession, and/or practice.

Some news.

A great day at the University of Maryland Carey School of Law graduation where we were inspired by @sifill.bsky.social profound call for our students to hew closely to their oath as attorneys and frame a new chapter in our constitutional republic.

Must-see art in Paris! See my latest art blog for paintings you won't want to miss if you are traveling to Paris this summer, including the spectacular David Hockney retrospective. This is blog 1 of 2.
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Still Unfazed by Loud Men

“I told him I’d see him in court. Well we did see him in court, and we won,” Gov. Janet Mills said.

Belva Lockwood

On this day in 1894, the Supreme Court heard In re Lockwood. Belva Lockwood, a pioneering attorney & 1884 presidential candidate, challenged VA’s refusal to admit her to the state bar. She lost, even though VA’s statute explicitly authorized admission to “any person” admitted elsewhere. #WeTheMen

On this day in 2025, the League of Women Voters Declared that the United States is in a "Constitutional Crisis."

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Maine Governor, Staring Down Trump, Says She Is Unfazed by ‘Loud Men’ (Gift Article) Observers of her political rise — and some who have sparred with her — say Gov. Janet Mills’s refusal to bow to President Trump is right in character.

Unfazed by Loud Men

Text of letter to our students-sorry not to be able to recreate the whole letter here.

Today, most members of the Maryland Carey Law faculty sent a letter to our students “reaffirming our commitment to the rule of law…and upholding the precepts of a fair and impartial legal system.” Proud to be part of this faculty and this place.

The Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Project The Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Project explores the meaning of freedom through the example of one extraordinary life. #Tubman200

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Kudos to @proftracythomas.bsky.social for a terrific symposium on women in law and politics convened by the Center for Constitutional Law & Bliss Institute of Applied Politics. Excellent papers and rich panel discussions among the political scientists and law professors participating.

Kudos to @proftracythomas.bsky.social for a terrific symposium on women in law and politics convened by the Center for Constitutional Law & Bliss Institute of Applied Politics. Excellent papers and rich panel discussions among the political scientists and law professors participating.

Educational Activism: Creating an AP U.S. Women’s History Course We represent a large group of teachers and students working together to lead a national campaign to create an advanced placement (AP) course on women: an AP U.S. women’s history course known …

Today we are sharing a proposal for an AP women’s history course. We know that “a comprehensive understanding of women’s history can act as an empowering agent that will allow the youth of America to enter positions of power knowing their worth and potential impact.” nursingclio.org/2025/02/19/e...

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A New, More Inclusive Approach to Socratic Teaching Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

Buried in exam grading and looking to procrastinate further? Check out my Dickens-inspired blog post about "Inclusive Socratic Teaching." Don't be haunted by the ghosts of pedagogy past when designing your Spring courses. The blog pairs best with egg nog!

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Gender and the Law Blog: Study Analyzes Gendered Service Work in Academia Margaretha Järvinen and Nanna Mik-Meyer, Giving and Receiving: Gendered Service Work in Academia, Current Sociology (2024) [ResearchGate Link] Deploying the perspective of ‘relational work’, this arti...

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#OnGenderMediaRoundUp. gender + politics stories from @AU_WPI. December 13, 2024 weekly round up.
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New from #OnGender: @ProfMonopoli explores the various setbacks and advancements American women have encountered in pursuit of full political participation:
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Super grateful for early praise for my new book, Personhood, and happy that e-galleys will be available soon.

If you'd like one, or would like to do an event, let me know, and I will get you on the list!

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We the Men: How Forgetting Women's Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality (Oxford University Press forthcoming 2025)

I am excited to join Bluesky and to share the cover for my new book, which will be out from Oxford in March. In a nation whose Constitution purports to speak for "We the People," too many of the stories that powerful Americans tell about law and society include only #WeTheMen.

Please add me.

I started another starter pack. Helping to get the conversation going.

Let me know if you would like to be added to “Gender Law Profs.”

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Gender and the Law Blog: Gender, Constitutional Design, and Women's Leadership in Executive Positions Bringing to your attention prior work that is particularly relevant now. Paula Monopoli, Gender and Constitutional Design, 115 Yale Law J. 2643 (2006). Does the allocation of power between the legisla...

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Gender and Constitutional Design 115 Yale L.J. 2643 (2006)

Why is it so difficult for a woman to ascend to the presidency in the U.S.? In part, it’s a matter of design. Check out my analysis in the Yale Law Journal.