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1980s

Reagan Reigns,
Women Rise

By Anna Stolley Persky

T

he 1980s brought its own brand of social,
political, and economic upheaval to this
country. At the beginning of the decade,

voters elected actor-turned-politician Ronald Reagan
as the country's 40th president. With Reagan's ascent
to power, the country seemed focused on rebuilding
its military and economic strength and distancing
itself from the social tumult of the 1960s and '70s.

Marna S. Tucker

1980
The U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission issues
guidelines declaring sexual harassment a form of prohibited sex
discrimination.

1981

John Hinckley Jr. (below) is
escorted by police in Washington,
D.C., following his arrest after
shooting and seriously wounding
President Reagan.

Ronald Reagan becomes the 40th
U.S. president, serving until 1989.
John Hinckley Jr. attempts to assassinate President Reagan.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention marks the first official
reporting of what will become known
as the AIDS epidemic.

Marna S. Tucker, courtesy of the D.C. Bar; Ronald Reagan, Harry Langdon/Archive/Photos/
Getty Images; John Hinckley, AFP/Getty Images; NYC protest, New York Post Archives/Getty
Images; Sandra Day O'Connor, David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images; John Nields Jr., Chris
Wilkins/AFP/Getty Images

Demonstrators protest outside New York
City Hall while council holds a hearing
on AIDS.



Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Washington Lawyer - July 2017

Your Voice
From Our President
Calendar of Events
The Bar at 45
Annual Report 2016-17
1970s: Bar Beginnings
1980s: Reagan Reigns, Women Rise
1990s: Re-Envisioning & Expanding
2000s: Strength in the Face of Adversity
2010s: Solidifying the Bar's Future
The Founding of the D.C. Bar
A Conversation with Robert J. Spagnoletti
Attorney Briefs
Ask the Ethics Experts
Disciplinary Summaries
Last Word
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