November 20, 2010 : Tillamook County Library

November 20, 2010 : Tillamook County Library

A Conversation with Justice Betty Roberts based on her book With Grit and By Grace: Breaking Trails in Politics and Law, A Memoir. There is no charge and the public is invited. Time: 2-3:30 PM Location: Tillamook County Library, 1716 Third Street, Tillamook, Oregon. Contact:  Sara Charlton, Director, Tillamook County Library, gro.koobhcaebnull@notlrahcs, 503- 842-4792. “With Grit […]

October 24, 2010 : Yoga Nook Students and Friends

October 24, 2010 : Yoga Nook Students and Friends

A Conversation with Justice Betty Roberts about her life and times, including readings from and comments topics covered in her book With Grit and By Grace: Breaking Trails in Politics and Law, A Memoir. Time: 5:00-7:00 PM Location: Private Residence, SE Portland Contact:  Terri Ferrario, 503-351-7023 “With Grit and By Grace, Breaking Trails in Politics and Law, A Memoir” […]

October 11, 2010 : OSU Graduate Seminar

October 11, 2010 : OSU Graduate Seminar

Justice Roberts will join a meeting of the graduate seminar “Systems of Oppression in Women’s Lives”.  The course examines issues of sexism, racism, classism, heterosexism, antisemitism, ageism, and other forms of oppression. To look at these issues, the students  read a memoir each week and analyze it in terms of theories of systems of oppression.  […]

September 3, 2010 : McMinnville Rotary

September 3, 2010 :  McMinnville Rotary

A Conversation with Justice Betty Roberts based on her book With Grit and By Grace: Breaking Trails in Politics and Law, A Memoir.  Rotarians and guests are invited. Time: Noon Location: Grand Ballroom, 325 NE 3rd, McMinnville, Oregon Contact:  Ray Fields, 503-224-0644 “With Grit and By Grace, Breaking Trails in Politics and Law, A Memoir” will […]

July 9, 2010 : Jefferson Public Radio (JPR)

July 9, 2010 : Jefferson Public Radio (JPR)

Air Time:  8 AM Location:  On the dial at 90.1 FM (KSOR-Ashland) and other settings in southwest Oregon, northern California. Women Justices The recent hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagen were pretty typical fare.  But not so very long ago, the very idea of a woman justice on the high court was unthinkable.  […]

June 30, 2010 : KGW, Live @7, On the Square

June 30, 2010 : KGW, Live @7, On the Square

Betty Roberts chats with host Stephanie Stricklen about the Elena Kagan nomination for the US Supreme Court, and how times have changed (or not) since Justice Roberts was the first woman on the Oregon Court of Appeals and Oregon Supreme Court. See the full video of the interview at http://www.kgw.com/thesquare/Former-Oregon-Supreme-Court-Justice-on-Elena-Kagan-hearings-97541479.html. (after the 10-second commercial).

May 19, 2010 : Salem Rotary Club

May 19, 2010 : Salem Rotary Club

Justice Betty Roberts will be the lunch-time speaker, with comments parallel to the club’s mission of “service above self” drawing from her life of service in many roles, and with readings from her book With Grit and By Grace: Breaking Trails in Politics and Law, A Memoir. The meeting is open to Salem Rotarians, visiting Rotarians, and […]