Correspondence from Lani Guinier to Mora McLean, Esq. (Ford Foundation)

Correspondence
September 29, 1987

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  • Legal Department General, Lani Guinier Correspondence. Correspondence from Lani Guinier to Mora McLean, Esq. (Ford Foundation), 1987. eb121078-eb92-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/6c2f58cc-e220-4a0d-83c9-2bb4b6117177/correspondence-from-lani-guinier-to-mora-mclean-esq-ford-foundation. Accessed June 17, 2025.

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    LesB,UDfenseIt NAACP LEGAL OEFENSE AND EOUCATIONAL FUND, INC.

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September 29, 1987

Mora Mcl,ean, Esg.
Assistant Program Officer
Human Rights and Governance Program
The Ford Foundation
32O East 43rd Street
New York, l{.Y. 1O017

Dear Mora:

I am back at work, trying to jiggle my responsibilities as wife,
mother anci voting rights advocate. Whiie it's not easy, the ioys
of motherhood fir surpass the inconveniences, the hassle and the
mess it makes of your life. I hope to talk about it ail at
greater lengtl sometime when you and f can sjt down in persorr.
fieanwhile, it, furiously preparing for our October conference.
Things are shaping up well and the resPonse to our initial.
maillng was enthlsiatic. f'm forwarding the list of conference
participants as of September 29. Many of these people have not
iormal l-y registered , but ai j those I isted have expressed an
interest in attending.

Thanks so much for your generous suPPort of our effort to bring
together a ciiverse group of iitigators, activits and academics.
f lfrint you wiil be pieased wjth the resu)ts'

Sincerely, la,D //
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