“An effective leader must be able to understand the needs and concerns of other people, to verbalize those concerns, and to take appropriate action.” Bess Lavine
“Leaders are guides into new areas of achievement for themselves and others. Leaders must respect themselves, respect others whose goals and values are similar, and respect differences.” Sherrie Lavine Krauser
Sherrie Lavine Krauser and her mother, Bess B. Lavine, were the first mother and daughter in Maryland history to serve as judges of the District Court of Maryland. Both were lawyers and activists dedicated to equality under the law for all individuals. Much of their work focused on issues particularly related to women, youth, and families.
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Maryland Women Leading the Way, circa 1990s, by Maryland State Department of Education and Maryland Commission on Women