Catharine A. MacKinnon Biography

Catharine A. MacKinnon biography

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NAME: Catharine A. MacKinnon
OCCUPATION: Educator, Women's Rights Activist, Lawyer
BIRTH DATE: October 07, 1946 (Age: 66)
EDUCATION: Smith College, Yale Law School
PLACE OF BIRTH: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Full Name: Catharine Alice MacKinnon
ZODIAC SIGN: Libra

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Lawyer and feminist Catharine Alice MacKinnon established the legal claim that sexual harassment is sex discrimination.

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Catharine Alice MacKinnon was born on October 7, 1946, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1977, she graduated with her J.D. from Yale Law School. In 1986, the Supreme Court agreed with her argument that sexual harassment is sex discrimination. She taught at law schools and focused her work on international women’s rights. She published a book, Are Women Human?: and Other International Dialogues in 2000.