Ann Olivarius
Ann Olivarius (born 19 February 1955) is an American-British lawyer who specializes in cases of civil litigation, sexual harassment, and sexual discrimination.
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Born | Brooklyn, New York, US | 19 February 1955
Education | MBA, JD, DPhil |
Alma mater | Oxford University Yale University |
Occupation | Chair of the Executive Committee, McAllister Olivarius |
Years active | 1986–present |
Spouse(s) | Jef McAllister (married 1981) |
Children | 2 daughters, 1 son |
Website | http://www.annolivarius.com/ |
Early life and education
Ann Olivarius was a member of the Yale Undergraduate Women's Caucus during the mid-1970s.[1] During this time, Olivarius sued the school as a part of Alexander v. Yale alongside other students and a professor for what The New Yorker describes as "quid-pro-quo sexual harassment by professors, a hostile environment, and a lack of reporting procedures". The case was eventually dismissed,[2] however Olivarius was credited with coining the phrase during the process "date rape",[3] which she publicized through a series of talks at the college.[4][5] In 1978 received a Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oxford University.[6] At Oxford, Olivarius pursued a DPhil in Economics at Somerville College,[7][8][9] where her thesis was entitled Working Democracy: Analysis and prospects of British worker co-operatives.[10] In 1986, Olivarius graduated from Yale with a combined MBA and JD.[11]
Career
As a lawyer, Olivarius has represented victims of sexual harassment, sexual assault, and discrimination.[12] This has included representing victims of non-consensual pornography and other internet-based privacy violations, such as YouTube personality Chrissy Chambers.[13] Olivarius is a co-founder of the law firm AO Advocates, which represents victims of childhood sexual abuse,[14] and a senior partner at McAllister Olivarius.[15] In 2017, the British academic journal Nature named Olivarius as one of "Nature’s 10" people who mattered in science because of her work fighting sexual harassment at universities.[16] That year she also became a Donaldson Fellow[17] at the Yale School of Management, citing her as "a groundbreaking civil rights litigator".[18]
References
- MacKinnon, Catharine A.; Siegel, Reva B. (October 1, 2008). Directions in Sexual Harassment Law. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0300135305 – via Google Books.
- Tolentino, Jia. "Is There a Smarter Way to Think About Sexual Assault on Campus?". The New Yorker.
- Goldhill, Olivia (May 27, 2015). "What the woman who coined the term 'date rape' thinks of British universities" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- Catherine A. McKinnon, Sexual Harassment of Working Women, Yale University Press (1979). The preface, pages xi-xiv, discusses the origins of the work at Yale in 1974-75.
- "Dr Olivarius discusses Rhodes Project findings at 40 Years of Rhodes Women conference". The Rhodes Project.
- "32 Students Are Selected for Rhodes Scholarships, The New York Times, December 19, 1977.
- "Profile: Ann Olivarius". Somerville Magazine. p. 25.
- "Somervillian becomes the first female Rhodes Scholar to have portrait displayed at Rhodes House". Somerville College, Oxford. 14 December 2015.
- "Staff and Collaborators". Rhodes Project. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- Working Democracy: Analysis and prospects of British worker co-operatives
- "May/June 2019 | Yale College | School Notes | Yale Alumni Magazine". yalealumnimagazine.com.
- Hinton, Rachel (September 10, 2019). "Lawsuit accuses former U of I professor of sexually assaulting, harassing students". Chicago Sun-Times.
- https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jan/18/chrissy-chambers-youtube-revenge-porn-legal-victory; https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57f156082e69cf154bc43c12/t/5a70a5218165f5a8200bfe11/1517331752356/Law+Gazette.pdf
- Easton, Mark (January 31, 2014). "Lawyers seek US-style damages for abuse at public schools" – via www.bbc.com.
- Rawlinson, Kevin (June 27, 2017). "British Sikh couple take legal action after being advised not to adopt" – via www.theguardian.com.
- "Nature's 10". www.nature.com.
- "Donaldson Fellows". Yale School of Management. May 25, 2013.
- "Five Alumni Named 2016-17 Donaldson Fellows". Yale School of Management. December 7, 2016.