At the crossroads of the Watergate scandal and the women’s movement stood a young lawyer, barely thirty years old and the only woman on the team that prosecuted the highest-ranking White House officials. Called “the mini-skirted lawyer” by the press, she fought to receive the respect accorded her male counterparts―and prevailed.

Over brunch, Jill Wine-Banks takes us inside her trial by fire as a Watergate prosecutor as she discusses her book The Watergate Girl: My Fight for Truth and Justice Against a Criminal President (2020).

$90 per ticket. Dress Code: Please note that the Saddle & Cycle Club requires smart casual or business attire. Denim and jeans are not permitted. Learn more on the club’s website. 

Questions? Contact Nell McKeown, development events manager, at mckeown@chicagohistory.org or (312) 799-2112.