Maryann Saccomando Freedman ’58

Partial Transcript: I was a Junior in Undergraduate School at UB as a Science Major. I was fascinated with the debates and discussions the law students had. It convinced me it was what I wanted to do. I went to Law School and have never done anything else. I love being a lawyer; I love the Law; I love my colleagues. When I started in Law School in 1955 there were seven women in my starting class, and we graduated only three women. Among the first, second, and third year classes there were thirteen women. There was a Ladies Room with one stall until they raised the money to expand it to two stalls. It said something about what was happening with women in the '50s.

Segment Synopsis: I was a Junior in Undergraduate School at UB as a Science Major. I was fascinated with the debates and discussions the law students had. It convinced me it was what I wanted to do. I went to Law School and have never done anything else. I love being a lawyer; I love the Law; I love my colleagues. When I started in Law School in 1955 there were seven women in my starting class, and we graduated only three women. Among the first, second, and third year classes there were thirteen women. There was a Ladies Room with one stall until they raised the money to expand it to two stalls. It said something about what was happening with women in the '50s.

Keywords: Choosing UB Law School; Law School / Gender

Subjects: UB LAW AS STUDENT; UB LAW: GENDER

Partial Transcript: I remember Professor Arthur Lenhoff, an outstanding and unique individual who taught us torts and was quite a character we loved and learned from. There were a couple of people on the faculty who either didn't think much of women or much of women who wanted to be lawyers. They made life rather difficult but they were offset by the majority of the faculty who were very open to women becoming legal professionals. Chief among those is Dean Jacob Hyman, who was my Dean. He was not only supportive of the women but was very encouraging.

Segment Synopsis: I remember Professor Arthur Lenhoff, an outstanding and unique individual who taught us torts and was quite a character we loved and learned from. There were a couple of people on the faculty who either didn't think much of women or much of women who wanted to be lawyers. They made life rather difficult but they were offset by the majority of the faculty who were very open to women becoming legal professionals. Chief among those is Dean Jacob Hyman, who was my Dean. He was not only supportive of the women but was very encouraging.

Keywords: Deans; Hyman, Jacob; Law Faculty; Lenhoff, Arthur; Torts; Women and Gender

Subjects: UB LAW AS STUDENT

Partial Transcript: The other memorable things were the Study Groups and the interaction among all three classes. We were on Eagle Street in a small building. In my Junior year I took a tutorial on the use of the behavioral sciences in law, in trials in particular. Brown vs Board of Education had just been decided and among it distinguishing features was the use of behavioral scientific evidence. My tutorial project focused on how those sociological and psychological studies were used as evidence in getting to the decision.

Segment Synopsis: The other memorable things were the Study Groups and the interaction among all three classes. We were on Eagle Street in a small building. In my Junior year I took a tutorial on the use of the behavioral sciences in law, in trials in particular. Brown vs Board of Education had just been decided and among it distinguishing features was the use of behavioral scientific evidence. My tutorial project focused on how those sociological and psychological studies were used as evidence in getting to the decision.

Keywords: Eagle Street Campus; Significant Cases; UB Law School general

Subjects: UB LAW AS STUDENT