In this episode, we look at the sprawling career and casework of Gloria Allred. She’s an icon who’s been involved in so many major legal cases, OJ, Bill Cosby, the fight for gay marriage, priest abuse cases and AIDS discrimination. She’s seen it all. She’s been practicing law for nearly fifty years, and in that time she’s been a hero, a villain, and everything in between. 

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This episode was written by Mary Kay McBrayer

Developed by Scott Waxman, Emma DeMuth, and Jacob Bronstein

Associate Producer is Leo Culp
Produced by Antonio Enriquez
Theme Music by Tyler Cash
Executive Produced by Scott Waxman and Emma DeMuth

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SOURCES 

• https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-04-24-me-1698-story.html
• https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-09-05-me-463-story.html
• https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12970625/Distraught-sister-latest-Rex-Heuermann-victim-weeps-outside-court-says-losing-Maureen-wound-never-truly-heals-Long-Island-serial-killer-pleads-not-guilty.html

East LA Walkouts

• https://guides.loc.gov/latinx-civil-rights/east-la-walkouts

Girls Schools

• https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1020228613796
• https://www.heri.ucla.edu/PDFs/pubs/briefs/SAX_031909_brief.pdf

William Allred

• https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/8905092/
• https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-10-20-mn-14752-story.html
• https://www.gloriaallred.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/1200518/2021/01/Gloria-Allred-Article-Los-Angeles-Magazine.pdf
• https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-02-26-me-2875-story.html

Rape

• https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/1.4679070

Rita Milla

• https://www.bishop-accountability.org/news2007/11_12/2007_12_05_Green_ShatteredFaith.htm
• https://www.chicagotribune.com/2002/04/03/forgotten-in-the-flock/
• https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-gloria-allred-20151113-story.html
• https://archive.org/details/goodcatholicgirl00bona/page/60/mode/1up?q=%22rita+milla%22

General

• https://www.gloriaallred.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/1200518/2021/01/Gloria-Allred-Article-Los-Angeles-Magazine.pdf
• https://www.kveller.com/16-things-you-need-to-know-about-badass-jewish-lawyer-gloria-allred/
• https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a539/gloria-allred-0610/
• https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/02/gloria-allreds-crusade
• https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/almID/1202473867559/

Harvey Wienstein

• https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/08/books/harvey-weinstein-book-kantor-twohey.html?smid=pc-thedaily
• https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/18/podcasts/the-daily/harvey-weinstein-lisa-bloom.html
• https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/podcasts/the-daily/harvey-weinstein-gloria-allred.html

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