"Ann Fagan Ginger, a fearless and visionary American attorney, writer, educator and civil rights pioneer, passed away peacefully on Aug. 20 at her home in Berkeley, just weeks after celebrating her 100th birthday. A towering figure in human rights and international peace law, Ann founded the Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute and received a lifetime achievement award from the National Lawyers Guild. Her seven decades of unwavering dedication to justice inspired generations of activists, lawyers, and scholars."
"Born on July 11, 1925, in East Lansing, Michigan, to radical parents of English-Quaker, Irish-Catholic, and Lithuanian-Jewish descent, Ann's commitment to social justice took root early. She graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1947, one of only eight women in her class. Despite her credentials, law firms wouldn't hire her because, in her words, it didn't occur to them [] that a woman could be a lawyer."
Ann Fagan Ginger was an American attorney, writer, educator and civil rights pioneer who died Aug. 20 in Berkeley weeks after her 100th birthday. She founded the Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute and received a lifetime achievement award from the National Lawyers Guild. Her seven-decade career advanced human rights and international peace law. Born July 11, 1925, in East Lansing to radical parents, she graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1947 as one of eight women. Law firms refused to hire her, and she was barred from practice for 20 years after refusing loyalty oaths and facing FBI targeting. She served the National Lawyers Guild administratively and editorially while raising two sons and litigated against McCarthyism.
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