Women's Law Center of Maryland

  • Ann Sjordsma hired as WLC’s first Executive Director, serving in that role from 1981-1983. Ann served on the WLC Board of Directors from 1984-1987, and as Board President from 1985-1986.
  • WLC settlement with the Maryland Department of Motor Vehicles allows married women to revert to their birth names on their driver’s licenses without obtaining a court order.
  • Successfully represented a female nursing assistant challenging Sinai Hospital’s discriminatory treatment of women after maternity leave.
  • “Battered- What Can I Do?” and “Sex Discrimination in Employment” published.
  • Co-sponsored statewide ERA practical skills workshop for attorneys.