Frances Olsen

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Frances Elisabeth Olsen (born February 4, 1945) is a

Feminist Legal Theory. She teaches Feminist Legal Theory, Dissidence & Law, Family Law, and Torts.[1] Her areas of research interest include legal theory, social change, and feminism
.

Life and career

She was born in

Denver, Colorado
that handled feminist issues. From 1981 to 1983, while an S.J.D. student, she founded a legal academic women's group, the Fem-Crits, which spread across the country.

She has written more than 100 scholarly articles, co-authored Cases and Materials on Family Law: Legal Concepts and Changing Human Relationships, and edited two collections on feminist theory.

Cambridge University
. She has lectured throughout the world.

References

  1. ^ a b Biography on UCLA Law School website. Referenced on July 6, 2009.