Women’s History Month Part 9: Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett: She Was Ready Before the World Knew It Needed Her – Footnotes

  1. Supreme Court Historical Society. Constance Baker Motley: Civil Rights Lawyer and Judge. Washington, DC. Accessed March 17, 2026. https://civics.supremecourthistory.org/article/constance-baker-motley.
  2. BlackPast.org. Constance Baker Motley (1921–2005). Accessed March 17, 2026. https://blackpast.org/african-american-history/motley-constance-baker-1921-2005.
  3. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Constance Baker Motley: American Lawyer and Judge. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Accessed March 17, 2026. https://britannica.com/biography/Constance-Baker-Motley.
  4. Columbia Law School. Celebrating the Life of Constance Baker Motley ’46. New York, NY. Accessed March 17, 2026. https://law.columbia.edu/news/archive/celebrating-life-constance-baker-motley-46.
  5. MIT Press. “Constance Baker Motley and the Legal Struggle for Civil Rights.” American Journal of Law and Equality. Accessed March 17, 2026. https://direct.mit.edu/ajle/article/doi/10.1162/ajle_a_00033.
  6. Connecticut History. Constance Baker Motley: A Warrior for Justice. Accessed March 17, 2026. https://connecticuthistory.org/constance-baker-motley-a-warrior-for-justice.
  7. NAACP Legal Defense Fund. CBM 100: Celebrating Constance Baker Motley. Accessed March 17, 2026. https://naacpldf.org/naacp-publications/ldf-blog/cbm-100.
  8. U.S. Postal Service. Constance Baker Motley Black Heritage Stamp Announcement. January 31, 2024. https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2024/0131.
  9. Foot Soldier Project. Constance Baker Motley. University of Georgia. Accessed March 17, 2026. https://footsoldier.uga.edu/constance-baker-motley.
  10. Columbia Law Review. “Constance Baker Motley, James Meredith, and the University of Mississippi.” Accessed March 17, 2026. https://columbialawreview.org/content/constance-baker-motley-james-meredith-and-the-university-of-mississippi.
  11. Brownicity. “Constance Baker Motley: Civil Rights Lawyer.” Accessed March 17, 2026. https://brownicity.com/blog/constance-baker-motley.
  12. Smithsonian Magazine. “How Constance Baker Motley Won Justice.” Accessed March 17, 2026. https://smithsonianmag.com/history/constance-baker-motley-how-to-win-justice.
  13. United States District Court, Western District of Tennessee. Civil Rights Legal History Resources. Accessed March 17, 2026. https://tnwd.uscourts.gov.
  14. My Black History. Constance Baker Motley Political Career. Accessed March 17, 2026. https://myblackhistory