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Women lawyers in Watergate era courtrooms show edge and audacity
The article profiles Jill Wine Volner Penny Cooper Nancy Rosner and Pat Hynes as top lawyers who leverage gendered perceptions to win. It recounts cases from Watergate including Woods testimony and a murder acquittal influenced by juror dynamics while noting ongoing debates about female defense success in high profile cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jill Wine Volner
Watergate
Washington
Penny Cooper
Berkeley
Cal
Finn
Penny
Robert E. Keeton
Harvard Law School
Nancy Rosner
Nancy
Pat Hynes
Pat
Jill Volner
Jill
Nixon
Rose Mary Woods
Richard Ben-Veniste
Crminal
Justice Department
Miss Woods
John Sirica