E.O. Smith Hall of Fame, 2015 Inductee
Jennifer Gordon - Class of 1983
Jennifer Gordon’s distinctions at E. O. Smith carried over into her post-secondary education and career. She graduated at the top of her high-school class and was instrumental in starting E.O. Smith’s chapter of Amnesty International. She played clarinet with the E.O. Smith band, and was an editor of Virtu, the literary magazine. After earning both her undergraduate and law degrees from Harvard University, Jennifer became a public-interest lawyer, founding the Workplace Project, which organizes immigrant workers coming to the U.S. from primarily Central and South America. For these efforts, she was named a MacArthur Prize Fellow. Her book, Suburban Sweatshops: The Fight for Immigrant Rights, was published by Harvard University Press. Gordon is currently a Professor of Law at Fordham University School of Law. She writes and speaks frequently about immigration and low-wage workers’ rights. In 2015, the National Law Journal named her an “Outstanding Woman Lawyer.”
Jennifer Gordon’s distinctions at E. O. Smith carried over into her post-secondary education and career. She graduated at the top of her high-school class and was instrumental in starting E.O. Smith’s chapter of Amnesty International. She played clarinet with the E.O. Smith band, and was an editor of Virtu, the literary magazine. After earning both her undergraduate and law degrees from Harvard University, Jennifer became a public-interest lawyer, founding the Workplace Project, which organizes immigrant workers coming to the U.S. from primarily Central and South America. For these efforts, she was named a MacArthur Prize Fellow. Her book, Suburban Sweatshops: The Fight for Immigrant Rights, was published by Harvard University Press. Gordon is currently a Professor of Law at Fordham University School of Law. She writes and speaks frequently about immigration and low-wage workers’ rights. In 2015, the National Law Journal named her an “Outstanding Woman Lawyer.”
