... 2007, as duly noted by siblings we owe debts of gratitude – among them Legal History Blog, Opinio Juris, Concurring Opinions, and Anupam Chander – IntLawGrrls began a very short online pregnancy.
We'd announced that we were expecting a few days earlier, via this Heartfelt Hello:
Our "on this day" feature thus enters its 3d year this Valentine's Day; accordingly, from now on we'll note the prior years' posts at the day's end. Those for February 14 are here and here.Our world is a jumble of peoples, a mix of culture and custom, a marketplace of markets as well as ideas. We come together in amazing ways, yet clash in ways that bring destruction and dismay. Women now have a hand in our world’s affairs: think Albright and Arbour, del Ponte and Higgins, Ginsburg and Rice. Yet
our voices remain faint, in backrooms and in the blogosphere. IntLawGrrls – women who teach and work in international law, policy and practice – hope to change all that. We embrace foremothers' names to encourage crisp commentary, delivered at times with a dash of sass. We welcome replies, and we look forward to fresh dialogue on the matters of the day.
It's our world, after all.
In gestation beginning February 14, 2007
Due date March 3, 2007 – Grrls’ Day in Japan
