Spring 2027

Women and the Law

Explores the legal system, laws, and proposed legislation impacting women's lives within social and legal contexts.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Frankie Frank4.2/5

Summary

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Past student reviews · Sarah Frank

Assessments were described as fairly easy for students who completed the readings, attended lectures, and took notes.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Demonstrate an understanding of feminist legal theories and methodologies and apply them to real-world cases and historical legal scenarios.

  • Examine historical roots of modern gendered/sexed legal systems in the United States and worldwide.

  • Identify key court cases related to gender and civil rights; summarize the major holdings of those cases.

  • Investigate and research original projects about sex and society, construct research arguments, and plan legal/policy brief proposals.

  • Analyze sociolegal governance trends/patterns in the U.S. and internationally over a wide variety of sex/gender topics, including family rights, economic and financial rights, employment, voting, politics, sexuality, sport, education, abortion, birth control, and health.

  • Effectively present legal arguments in oral form, using the “Before the Courts” style, and in written form, using the style of law review articles.

Source: UW Guide 1 UW Guide 2

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Prerequisites

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Sophomore standing

  • Sophomore standing
GEN&WS/LEGALST 422

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  • Sophomore standing

Professors

Spring 2027

Frankie Frank

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Raw average: 4.70/5 from 23 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

REBECCA ANDERSON is recorded teaching in Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SARAH FRANK is recorded teaching in Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 500
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 400

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Sarah Frank

Students describe the course as fun and engaging, noting that the instructor lays out clear expectations on day one and remains available for questions.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.84 GPA, 92.0% A/AB (n=75 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.78 GPA, 94.6% A/AB (n=56 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.68 GPA, 89.7% A/AB (n=58 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Sarah Frank

Assessments were described as fairly easy for students who completed the readings, attended lectures, and took notes.

Past student reviews · Sarah Frank

One student found the 'Before the Courts' Project enjoyable, as the instructor allowed flexibility to choose any topic and project format.

Topics

  • Laws and proposed legislation affecting women
  • Historical roots of gendered legal systems in the U.S. and worldwide
  • Sociolegal governance trends across family, economic, employment, political, and health topics

Skills

  • Apply feminist legal theories and methodologies to real-world cases and historical legal scenarios.
  • Identify key court cases related to gender and civil rights and summarize their major holdings.
  • Construct research arguments and plan legal or policy brief proposals on topics related to sex and society.
  • Present legal arguments orally in a courtroom style and in writing using law review article conventions.

Grades

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
GEN&WS/LEGALST 422 · Spring 2027

Women and the Law

Recorded 2026-10-14
GEN&WS/LEGALST 422 · Spring 2027

Women and the Law

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

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