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Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program

Sarah Lee Day

08/09/23 - Boston, MA - Sarah Lee Day, Assistant Teaching Professor of Law, poses for a portrait on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor

School of Law, CSSH

Sarah Lee Day is a visiting assistant teaching professor in the Legal Skills in Social Context. She was previously a justice catalyst fellow at Reproductive Equity Now, where she performed legal policy work on abortion and bodily autonomy in a post-Dobbs America, drafted continuing education courses in support of contraceptive access, and consulted with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the White House Gender Policy Council.

Professor Day earned her JD from Northeastern University School of Law, where her co-ops included human rights legal advocacy with the Due Diligence Project, reproductive rights impact litigation with the Lawyering Project and reproductive rights policy work with NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts. Prior to law school, Professor Day obtained a BFA from Cornish College of the Arts, a BS in psychology from Arizona State University and an MA in social justice and human rights from Arizona State University. Professor Day also teaches at Tufts University Experimental College, where her courses focus on the right to abortion, the law as social control and the transformative powers of law.

Related Schools & Departments

  • Education

    Cornish College of the Arts, BFA 2008
    Arizona State University, BS 2016
    Arizona State University, MA 2018
    Northeastern University School of Law, JD 2021

  • Contact

    617.373.7040 [email protected]

  • Address

    Office 124 Dockser Hall
    Mail 416 Huntington Avenue

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Julia Flanders

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Laura Frader

Professor, Emeritus

Laura Green

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Carla Kaplan

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