Jill Hasday
@jillhasday.bsky.social
Law Professor, University of Minnesota. Constitutional Law • Family Law • Sex Equality. Three books—We the Men: How Forgetting Women’s Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality, Intimate Lies and the Law, and Family Law Reimagined.
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Jill Hasday
@jillhasday.bsky.social
· Mar 13
I am delighted to report that today is publication day for my new book! 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. Check out my website for more information: jillhasday.com
Until the 1974 Equal Credit Opportunity Act, banks routinely denied women credit cards or home loans unless they had a male co-signer. On this day in 2025, the Trump Administration is eager to diminish the Act's effectiveness. #WeTheMen
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The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking released by the CFPB would eviscerate longstanding fair lending and consumer protections in three dangerous ways:
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December 15, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Until the 1974 Equal Credit Opportunity Act, banks routinely denied women credit cards or home loans unless they had a male co-signer. On this day in 2025, the Trump Administration is eager to diminish the Act's effectiveness. #WeTheMen
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Jo Ann Allen Boyce has died. She was one of the first black students to integrate a Jim Crow school. She wrote about the hate the group “faced daily when walking to school, while climbing the stairs to enter and, on a too frequent basis, in the school’s hallways.” RIP www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/u...
Jo Ann Allen Boyce Dies at 84; Braved Mobs in Integrating a School
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December 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Jo Ann Allen Boyce has died. She was one of the first black students to integrate a Jim Crow school. She wrote about the hate the group “faced daily when walking to school, while climbing the stairs to enter and, on a too frequent basis, in the school’s hallways.” RIP www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/u...
OTD in 1897, Margaret Chase Smith was born. She became the first woman elected to the House & Senate. She supported the ERA and fought McCarthy. In 1964, while running for president, she helped protect Title 7’s ban on sex discrimination in employment as the bill went through the Senate. #WeTheMen
December 14, 2025 at 4:22 PM
OTD in 1897, Margaret Chase Smith was born. She became the first woman elected to the House & Senate. She supported the ERA and fought McCarthy. In 1964, while running for president, she helped protect Title 7’s ban on sex discrimination in employment as the bill went through the Senate. #WeTheMen
Fed'l law requires that at least 1 commemorative quarter for the 250th anniversary must celebrate women. But the Trump Admin scrapped plans to honor woman suffrage & Ruby Bridges desegregating her school. A pilgrim wife is the only woman on the new quarters. #WeTheMen
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The War on ‘Wokeness’ Comes to the U.S. Mint
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December 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Fed'l law requires that at least 1 commemorative quarter for the 250th anniversary must celebrate women. But the Trump Admin scrapped plans to honor woman suffrage & Ruby Bridges desegregating her school. A pilgrim wife is the only woman on the new quarters. #WeTheMen
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www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
On this day in 1971, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Roe v. Wade. Roe became the first decision where the Court recognized constitutional limits on legislative power over abortion and protected women’s access to abortion before viability. The Court overruled Roe in 2022. #WeTheMen
December 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM
On this day in 1971, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Roe v. Wade. Roe became the first decision where the Court recognized constitutional limits on legislative power over abortion and protected women’s access to abortion before viability. The Court overruled Roe in 2022. #WeTheMen
On this day in 1919, Colorado became the 22d state to ratify the 19th Amendment, which made sex-based disenfranchisement a violation of the federal constitution.
Colorado’s women had been enfranchised since 1893, when they won the vote through a state popular referendum. #WeTheMen
Colorado’s women had been enfranchised since 1893, when they won the vote through a state popular referendum. #WeTheMen
December 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
On this day in 1919, Colorado became the 22d state to ratify the 19th Amendment, which made sex-based disenfranchisement a violation of the federal constitution.
Colorado’s women had been enfranchised since 1893, when they won the vote through a state popular referendum. #WeTheMen
Colorado’s women had been enfranchised since 1893, when they won the vote through a state popular referendum. #WeTheMen
On this day in 2025, the Trump admin. has scrapped plans to issue quarters that would honor slavery’s abolition, woman suffrage & the civil rights movement. Instead, the mint’s quarters for 2026—the US 250th anniversary—will feature pilgrims & Founding Fathers. #WeTheMen
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Trump Administration Scraps Plan to Mint Quarters Featuring Abolition, Suffrage
The move comes as a controversial $1 Trump coin for the nation’s 250th birthday is also being considered.
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December 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
On this day in 2025, the Trump admin. has scrapped plans to issue quarters that would honor slavery’s abolition, woman suffrage & the civil rights movement. Instead, the mint’s quarters for 2026—the US 250th anniversary—will feature pilgrims & Founding Fathers. #WeTheMen
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Professor @jillhasday.bsky.social appeared on @wccoradio.bsky.social’s Adam and Jordana Show to discuss presidential control over independent agencies.
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December 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Professor @jillhasday.bsky.social appeared on @wccoradio.bsky.social’s Adam and Jordana Show to discuss presidential control over independent agencies.
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z.umn.edu/axx0
On this day in 1869, women in Wyoming won the right to vote and hold office. Wyoming’s territorial legislators later changed their mind and attempted to repeal the woman suffrage law in 1871, but the governor vetoed the repeal bill. #WeTheMen
December 10, 2025 at 1:57 PM
On this day in 1869, women in Wyoming won the right to vote and hold office. Wyoming’s territorial legislators later changed their mind and attempted to repeal the woman suffrage law in 1871, but the governor vetoed the repeal bill. #WeTheMen
Are there any limits on the President’s authority to fire people leading executive agencies? Want to know more about yesterday’s Supreme Court oral argument in Trump v. Slaughter? I was on WCCO radio with Jordana Green. @wcconews.bsky.social
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December 9, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Are there any limits on the President’s authority to fire people leading executive agencies? Want to know more about yesterday’s Supreme Court oral argument in Trump v. Slaughter? I was on WCCO radio with Jordana Green. @wcconews.bsky.social
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On this day in 1906, Esther Peterson was born. As head of the Women’s Bureau, she helped push through the 1963 Equal Pay Act. She knew that equal pay was not the Kennedy administration’s “top priority.” The White House “helped me at certain times, but I’ve literally carried that bill up.” #WeTheMen
December 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
On this day in 1906, Esther Peterson was born. As head of the Women’s Bureau, she helped push through the 1963 Equal Pay Act. She knew that equal pay was not the Kennedy administration’s “top priority.” The White House “helped me at certain times, but I’ve literally carried that bill up.” #WeTheMen
In We the Men, I discuss the antifeminists who have followed Phyllis Schlafly’s playbook & insisted that America has left sex discrimination behind. This strategy makes it harder for anti-feminists to call out the sexism they experience in their own lives. #WeTheMen
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Opinion | Republican Women Suddenly Realize They’re Surrounded by Misogynists
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December 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM
In We the Men, I discuss the antifeminists who have followed Phyllis Schlafly’s playbook & insisted that America has left sex discrimination behind. This strategy makes it harder for anti-feminists to call out the sexism they experience in their own lives. #WeTheMen
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
On this day in 2025, Cora Weiss died. She was a key figure in Women Strike for Peace. She said: “You can march, you can protest, you can make phone calls, you can write letters. But education is the closest thing, I think, to a sustainable form of social change.” RIP www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/u...
Cora Weiss, Lifelong Champion of Social Justice, Dies at 91
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December 8, 2025 at 11:01 PM
On this day in 2025, Cora Weiss died. She was a key figure in Women Strike for Peace. She said: “You can march, you can protest, you can make phone calls, you can write letters. But education is the closest thing, I think, to a sustainable form of social change.” RIP www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/u...
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@jillhasday.bsky.social discussed her book, Intimate Lies and the Law, in @startribune.com. The article reported on how a romantic relationship led to a civil jury trial in Hennepin County District Court, ending with monetary damages awarded for infliction of emotional distress. z.umn.edu/axjd
December 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
@jillhasday.bsky.social discussed her book, Intimate Lies and the Law, in @startribune.com. The article reported on how a romantic relationship led to a civil jury trial in Hennepin County District Court, ending with monetary damages awarded for infliction of emotional distress. z.umn.edu/axjd
On this day in 1941, Cong. Jeannette Rankin cast the sole vote against declaring war on Japan. She said: “As a woman I cannot go to war & I refuse to send anyone else.” U.S. military registration continues to be limited to men, years after the military ended sex-based combat exclusions. #WeTheMen
December 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
On this day in 1941, Cong. Jeannette Rankin cast the sole vote against declaring war on Japan. She said: “As a woman I cannot go to war & I refuse to send anyone else.” U.S. military registration continues to be limited to men, years after the military ended sex-based combat exclusions. #WeTheMen
On this day in 1941, First Lt. Annie G. Fox was the head nurse at Hickam Field, next to Pearl Harbor. She became the 1st woman awarded a Bronze Star, for the courage she displayed that day in rallying & organizing nurses & civilians to treat injured sailors as a battle raged around them. #WeTheMen
December 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
On this day in 1941, First Lt. Annie G. Fox was the head nurse at Hickam Field, next to Pearl Harbor. She became the 1st woman awarded a Bronze Star, for the courage she displayed that day in rallying & organizing nurses & civilians to treat injured sailors as a battle raged around them. #WeTheMen
On this day in 1927, Patsy Mink was born. In 1964, she became the first Asian American woman elected to Congress (D-HI). Mink proposed and championed the Women’s Educational Equity Act and played a key role in enacting Title IX. #WeTheMen
December 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
On this day in 1927, Patsy Mink was born. In 1964, she became the first Asian American woman elected to Congress (D-HI). Mink proposed and championed the Women’s Educational Equity Act and played a key role in enacting Title IX. #WeTheMen
National Parks will no longer be free on MLK day or Juneteenth, but will offer free admission on Trump's birthday.
Commemorations of the past are so contested because how we remember history shapes how we think about the present and imagine the future. #WeTheMen
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Commemorations of the past are so contested because how we remember history shapes how we think about the present and imagine the future. #WeTheMen
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National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
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December 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
National Parks will no longer be free on MLK day or Juneteenth, but will offer free admission on Trump's birthday.
Commemorations of the past are so contested because how we remember history shapes how we think about the present and imagine the future. #WeTheMen
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
Commemorations of the past are so contested because how we remember history shapes how we think about the present and imagine the future. #WeTheMen
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On this day in 1955, the Montgomery Bus Boycott began. This podcast tells the stories of the women who organized and sustained what became a 13-month boycott. #WeTheMen
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The Women Behind the Montgomery Bus Boycott
We've heard about Rosa Parks and her crucial role in the Montgomery bus boycott. But Parks was just one of many women who organized for years. In this episode, those women tell their own story.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
On this day in 1955, the Montgomery Bus Boycott began. This podcast tells the stories of the women who organized and sustained what became a 13-month boycott. #WeTheMen
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www.npr.org/sections/cod...
On this day in 2025, just one woman chairs a House Committee and the Speaker of the House has what the @nytimes.com describes as "firm views about the distinct roles men and women should play in society." #WeTheMen
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Republican Anger Erupts at Johnson as Party Frets About Future
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December 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
On this day in 2025, just one woman chairs a House Committee and the Speaker of the House has what the @nytimes.com describes as "firm views about the distinct roles men and women should play in society." #WeTheMen
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
On this day in 1866, Lucy Stone and her husband, Henry Blackwell, lectured about suffrage in Vineland, New Jersey. They inspired audience members, including Portia Kellogg Gage, to establish an Equal Rights Association, which advocated for voting rights “irrespective of sex or color.” #WeTheMen
December 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
On this day in 1866, Lucy Stone and her husband, Henry Blackwell, lectured about suffrage in Vineland, New Jersey. They inspired audience members, including Portia Kellogg Gage, to establish an Equal Rights Association, which advocated for voting rights “irrespective of sex or color.” #WeTheMen
On this day in 2015, SecDef Ash Carter ended the sex-based exclusion of women from combat positions in the U.S. military. He wrote: “Anyone, who can meet operationally relevant and gender neutral standards, regardless of gender, should have the opportunity to serve in any position.” #WeTheMen
December 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
On this day in 2015, SecDef Ash Carter ended the sex-based exclusion of women from combat positions in the U.S. military. He wrote: “Anyone, who can meet operationally relevant and gender neutral standards, regardless of gender, should have the opportunity to serve in any position.” #WeTheMen
Intimate deception is not new, but the widespread availability of DNA testing now makes some forms of deception harder to conceal: “The affairs have always been going on, but now they’re getting discovered." #IntimateLies
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They Found Relatives on 23andMe—and Asked for a Cut of the Inheritance
Surprise heirs are showing up because of DNA test kits and sowing disorder for people handling their loved ones’ estates.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Intimate deception is not new, but the widespread availability of DNA testing now makes some forms of deception harder to conceal: “The affairs have always been going on, but now they’re getting discovered." #IntimateLies
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On this day in 1911, Harriet Fleischl Pilpel was born. In the years before Roe, she successfully pushed the ACLU to support abortion rights. She argued that laws against abortion were a form of “class legislation” that disproportionately blocked poor women from accessing abortion. #WeTheMen
December 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
On this day in 1911, Harriet Fleischl Pilpel was born. In the years before Roe, she successfully pushed the ACLU to support abortion rights. She argued that laws against abortion were a form of “class legislation” that disproportionately blocked poor women from accessing abortion. #WeTheMen
Welcome to Minnesota Law!
I guess this means it's official!! I am beyond thrilled to be joining Minnesota Law as an associate professor next year.
Now taking recommendations for your favorite winter gear!
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Now taking recommendations for your favorite winter gear!
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December 1, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Welcome to Minnesota Law!