Women in the Archives: Barbara Rosenberg

Judge Barbara Rosenberg (1950- ) as a young lawyer moved to Dallas in the mid-1970’s, where she began participating in politics and working with the Texas State Democratic Convention. She had been an advocate for women’s and LGBTQ rights, and continued to help those causes by teaching groups, like the Dallas Gay Political Caucus, the rules of participating in politics. She was appointed to her first position as an Associate Municipal Judge in 1977.

In 1992, Rosenberg went up for re-election again Judge Jack Hampton, who had been censured after a 1988 ruling where he gave a light sentence for the murder of two gay men, claiming that the murder of gay men was comparable to the murder of prostitutes, and neither should be taken seriously. Rosenberg defeated Hampton in the election with the help of women and the LGBTQ community, and continued to serve as a judge in Dallas until 2003.

A woman with short brown hair stands in front of a brick structure. She wears gold earrings and a gold necklace. She also has on a bright yellow blazer with a purple shirt underneath.

Black and white photo of three women with short hair, and a man behind them. They are standing by a road with cars driving by.

Newspaper page, the title at the top in bold. Under it are four columns of text. The two right columns each start off with a picture, the first of a woman and the second one of a man. The bottom left corner also contains a photograph of two men, a woman standing by the man on the left.

A newspaper clipping in two pieces on a white page. Part of the clipping sits at the top left corner, with a photo of a man and an article title, while the main text sits along the bottom right with four columns of text.

A blue and yellow bumper sticker. The yellow part on the left says Judge For Yourself, the blue part says Rosenberg in big white letters.

A newspaper clipping with the title at the top in bold letters, the left side has a photo of a woman, and on the right is column of text.

A white certificate with a colorful symbol of different flags at the top. On the bottom left of the page is a golden seal, a signature under it, and another signature to the right of it.

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Introduction
Sarah T. Hughes
Dr. Gloria Contreras
Louise Pearsall Canby
Deborah Crombie
Hermine Tobolowsky
Margaret Parx Hays
Edna Gardner Whyte
Dr. Louise Young and Vivienne Armstrong
Jimmye Kimmey
Barbara Rosenberg
Victoria Lisi
Claudia Webb Betti
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