Martha F. Davis (born 1957) is a professor of law at Northeastern University in Boston.[1] She authored the book Brutal Need, a study of the welfare rights movement of 1960 to 1973.
martha, davis, author, martha, davis, born, 1957, professor, northeastern, university, boston, authored, book, brutal, need, study, welfare, rights, movement, 1960, 1973, contents, early, life, education, career, publications, referencesearly, life, education,. Martha F Davis born 1957 is a professor of law at Northeastern University in Boston 1 She authored the book Brutal Need a study of the welfare rights movement of 1960 to 1973 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Publications 4 ReferencesEarly life and education editDavis is a native of Kansas She holds an A B in anthropology magna cum laude from Harvard College 1979 a B A and M A from Trinity College Oxford and a J D from University of Chicago Law School where she was a member of its Law Review Career editAfter graduating law school she served as a law clerk to U S District Court Judge James Moody from 1983 to 1985 She then became an associate at the law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen amp Hamilton LLP and was a visiting staff attorney at MFY Legal Services In 1993 she joined NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund as a staff attorney until being promoted to Vice President and Legal Director in 1996 Davis was counsel in six U S Supreme Court cases including arguing Nguyen v INS 533 U S 53 2001 Davis joined the faculty at Northeastern University School of Law in 2002 She has written widely on human rights federalism and women s rights 2 Publications editBooks Global Urban Justice The Rise of Human Rights Cities 2016 co edited with Barbara Oomen and Michele Grigolo Human Rights Advocacy in the United States 2014 co author with Risa Kaufman and Johanna Kalb Bringing Human Rights Home 2008 co edited with Cynthia Soohoo and Cathy Albisa Brutal Need Lawyers and the Welfare Rights Movement 1960 1973 1993 References edit Martha F Davis Northeastern University Retrieved 23 January 2011 Martha F Davis Raoul Wallenberg Institute 2 October 2015 Retrieved 6 March 2018 nbsp This biographical article about an American legal academic is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Martha Davis author amp oldid 1158648833, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
