Book club members will have a conversation with Justice Betty Roberts about her book With Grit and By Grace: Breaking Trails in Politics and Law, A Memoir.

Justice Roberts will participate in a video conference with a Women in the Law class at the University of Oregon Law School on the campus in Eugene.  With Grit and By Grace … is assigned reading for the first meeting of the class for the fall term, and Justice Roberts will discuss how far women have come in the past few decades as lawyers, judges and legislators, and the challenges ahead for women.

Time: 4-5:30 PM
Location: University of Oregon White Stag studio, Old Town, Portland (limited to students enrolled in the class).
Contact:  Caroline Forell, Clayton R. Hess Professor of Law, University of Oregon School of Law, cforell@uoregon.edu

The Teens Lead 2009 Program is sponsored by New Leadership Oregon, lead by Melody Rose, PhD and Chair of the Portland State University Political Science Department.  Justice Betty Roberts will be a member on a panel of “Oregon Women Leaders” with other elected women, moderated by Jane Cease, former State Senator.  Limited to program students. 

Time: 1-2:30 PM
Location: Portland State University, Urban and Public Affairs Building, SW 5th and Mill Street, Room 212G.
Contact:  Sunny Petit, Center for Women, Politics and Policy; 503-725-2895, nlormail@pdx.edu.

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: 7-8:30 PM
Location: Portland State University, Smith Memorial Center, 1825 SW Broadway, Room 338.
Contact:  KC Piccard-Krone, 503-725-5473

“With Grit and By Grace, Breaking Trails in Politics and Law, A Memoir” will be available for purchase and signing by the author, Betty Roberts  ($24.95, check or cash).

The Mary Leonard Law Society is the chapter of Oregon Women Lawyers (OWLS) based in Salem, Oregon. This meeting is the annual no-host lunch to welcome new admittees to the Oregon Bar. Betty Roberts will be the speaker.  Lawyers and law students, both men and women, are invited.

Time: noon – 1 PM
Location: Alessandro’s Ristorante & Galleria, 120 Commercial St. NE, Salem Oregon 97301
Contact for Reservations: Vanessa Nordyke, vanessa.a.nordyke@doj.state.or.us.

“With Grit and By Grace, Breaking Trails in Politics and Law, A Memoir” will be available for purchase and signing by the author, Betty Roberts.  ($24.95, check or cash)

In recognition of the 150th birthday of the State of Oregon, the topic of this program is “Oregon Statehood and Women”.  It will be a conversation with Justice Betty Roberts based on her book With Grit and By Grace: Breaking Trails in Politics and Law, A Memoir.  The public is invited to this reading of selections from the book with questions and discussion with the audience.

Time: 6:30 – 8:30 PM (program time; dinner precedes)
Location: Willamette View Retirement Community
12705 SE River Road, Milwaukie 97222
Sponsoring host: International Relations and Public Affairs Committee at Willamette View Retirement Community.
Contact:Bernard della Santina, bdellas@comcast.net, 503-652-6639.

“With Grit and By Grace, Breaking Trails in Politics and Law, A Memoir” will be available for purchase and signing by the author, Betty Roberts  ($24.95, check or cash).

Oregon Women Lawyers all-day conference in celebration of the 20th anniversary of its founding.

Keynote Address by Sarah Weddington, lawyer in the Roe v. Wade case before the U.S. Supreme Court, decided in 1973, with an introduction by Former Supreme Court Justice Betty Roberts.

“With Grit and By Grace, Breaking Trails in Politics and Law, A Memoir” will be available for purchase and signing by the author.

Time: TBA
Location: Portland Marriot Hotel, 1401 SW Naito Parkway, Portland 97201
Contact: Linda Tommasi. Executive Director of Oregon Women Lawyers, PO Box 40393, Portland, Oregon 97240
503-595-7826.

Oregon Commission on Women Annual Luncheon. Women of Achievement Awards to be presented to Arlene Schneitzer and Gert Boyle.  Keynote speaker, Former Oregon Supreme Court Justice Betty Roberts.

Time: 11:30 AM
Location: TBD
Contact: TBA

Featured speakers are young women who are current leaders in business, education, politics, and law in Oregon.   Justice Roberts to be recognized for her leadership in Oregon politics and law.

Time: 11 AM
Location: Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park, Portland 97205
Contact: Melody Rose, PhD, Chair, Political Science Department,
Portland State University, rosem@pdx.edu, 503-725-3137

“With Grit and By Grace, Breaking Trails in Politics and Law, A Memoir” will be available for purchase and signing by the author, Betty Roberts  ($24.95, check or cash).

An all-day conference at Willamette University in celebration of “Supreme Sesquicentennial: The Oregon Supreme Court at 150 Years and Beyond.”   Justice Roberts will participate on a panel on “A Diverse Bench, A Diverse Bar.”

Time: TBA
Location: Willamette University, Salem Oregon
Room to be announced.
Contact: TBA