Welcome to our St. Patrick's Day and Women's History Month Quiz!
Answer the questions below to be entered to win swag from the bookstore! The most correct entry wins $25 worth of swag from the Law School bookstore (t-shirts, mugs, hats, keychains, etc., or a combination), with a drawing in case of ties. UMN law students only are eligible.
1. At the 1848 Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, NY, who presented the Declaration of Sentiments? Which document are the first lines modelled on?
2. Who was the first woman to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court? Which case did she win, and what settlement did she win?
3. Who was the first woman to serve as a judge on a United States district court? Who was the first Black woman to serve as a judge on a United States district court?
4. The first book of Irish case reports, printed in Dublin, was from what year? Who printed the book? (Searching the library catalog quickly should help; the book is in our collection.)
5. Which if any of the following was not among the Irish Penal Laws affecting Catholics during some part of the 18th century (see this very good UMN Law Library site and database, or wikipedia for the short version, on Irish Penal Laws):
a) prohibited from intermarrying with Protestants; b) prohibited from inheriting Protestant land; c) prohibited from serving in the Irish Parliament; d) prohibited from serving as lawyers and judges; e) prohibited from voting.
6. What is the oldest Irish law journal and date of the first volume?
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