{"id":115,"date":"2021-10-05T13:54:28","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T18:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shirleyabrahamson.org\/?page_id=115"},"modified":"2024-02-05T10:30:15","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T16:30:15","slug":"the-exhibit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.shirleyabrahamson.org\/the-exhibit\/","title":{"rendered":"Justice for All: The Legacy of Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson Legacy Committee has developed a traveling exhibit called Justice for All: The Legacy of Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson<\/strong>. The exhibit aims to educate the public about the most influential justice in Wisconsin history and encourage public service. It is available for display throughout Wisconsin.\n<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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The exhibit presents the groundbreaking career of Wisconsin\u2019s first woman justice, her impact on the Wisconsin court system, and her place in history. It highlights causes she championed\u2014women\u2019s rights, civil rights, public understanding of the court system, and the importance of an independent judiciary. It presents these themes through archival photos, video clips, stories, and quotations.<\/p>\n\n

The exhibit links to a new, interactive learning tool called Tootsie the Goldfish<\/em><\/a>, which is based on Abrahamson\u2019s tutorial for helping people understand how judges decide cases. To her, nothing was more important than public confidence in the law and courts.<\/p>\n\n

Another link on the exhibit takes visitors to this website where they can explore (1) a visual biography<\/a> of Abrahamson from her birth to Polish, Jewish immigrants through her historic career on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, (2) her most significant legal opinions<\/a>, (3) a timeline<\/a> highlighting the trail she blazed for women lawyers and judges, and (4) her quotable quotes<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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The exhibit is intended for the general public. It is ideal for museums, libraries, secondary schools, public atriums, and events promoting civics education, Wisconsin history, women\u2019s history, and legal history.\tIt may be displayed for up to 12 weeks.\n<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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