Fred Parks Law Library

“The women’s movement is the only one where we grow more radical with age.” Gloria Steinem said this on May 20, 1985, before a standing room only crowd at South Texas College of Law. Steinem’s speech on po*******hy and the first amendment was sponsored by Women in Law and the Student Public Interest Law Group. In the audience, along with students, faculty, and staff, were Houston Mayor Kathy Whitmire and Houston councilwoman Eleanor Tinsley. Steinem dedicated her life to equality and civil rights. She cofounded the National Women’s Political Caucus, the Ms. Foundation for Women, the Free to Be Foundation, and the Women’s Media Center. In 1970, she testified before the Senate on behalf of the Equal Rights Amendment. Gloria has passed away at the age of 92. You can read about her speech and visit to South Texas in our student newspaper, Annotations, https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth144434/.

Join us today from 11:30-12:30 or from 4:30-5:30 to learn about all the study guides available through the Library! There will be snacks and you can enter into a drawing for a private study room for finals!

On this day, August 26, 1981, the library became part of the Federal Depository Library Program. On first floor we have a slew of federal publications. In honor of our 45 years, Oliver Wendell Gnome is hanging out down there. First person to find him and bring him back to the reference desk wins 100 free prints!

That’s a wrap on new student orientation! Many of our new 1Ls came through the library and got to meet our resident gnome. It’s going to be a great semester!

Preparing for our Netflix documentary on new student orientation. Join us at the Library Open House on Thursday at 4 pm and/or Friday at 1:30!

A big shout out to everyone who spent the last two days taking the bar exam!

The Fred Parks Law Library and South Texas College of Law Houston will be closed July 3rd and July 4th. We will resume normal business hours July 5th. Please have safe and happy July 4th holiday!

The Fred Parks Law Library will be closed Friday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth. Normal hours and operations will resume Saturday, June 20.

Not Our Hamster (aka Zippy) is really invested in the Portugal v DR Congo game today. The Democratic Republic of Congo’s team is HQ’d here in Houston. Go Leopards!