Margaret Vogel

500 Packard St Apt. 2, Ann Arbor, MI 48104

(603) 398-2772 mkvogel@umich.edu
October 24, 2018

University of Michigan
Woman Studies
204 S. State St.
Ann Arbor Michigan

Dear Hiring Committee:

I am a second-year student at the University of Michigan Law School. I am writing to apply for the Graduate
Student Instructor position for WS 270: Gender and the Law, WS 400: Women’s Reproductive Health, and
WS 220: Perspectives in Woman’s Health, ranked in that order of preference.

My course work and prior experience will lead me to be a strong member of your team. My undergraduate
major was sociology, with a minor in political science and an accelerated Master’s in Education. In pursuing
this degree, I explored feminist thought, writing my thesis on the impact of teen pregnancy in rural and
diverse-income communities. While at law school, I have continued to explore women’s rights and thought.
This semester I am taking both Civil Rights Advocacy and Reproductive Justice. These courses explore the
women’s rights movements, women’s reproductive health, and what the role of social movements and the
law currently play and will play in the future.

My interest in the intersection of women’s issues and the law was first sparked while interning at Itach
Makki, a women’s rights law firm in Haifa, Israel. This organization worked on a broad range of issues
facing poor women in Israel. Itach to me is a particularly special place because their mission is to help forge
peace in their community by working with Palestinian and Jewish women and providing a space for these
women to interact with and support each other. Through this internship, I learned more about the role that
the law can play in a feminist movement, and how knowledge of one’s legal rights can be used by
marginalized individuals in their pursuit of meaningful empowerment.

I also completed my Master’s in Education prior to attending law school. During that time, I was working
primarily with fifth graders. I learned skills which translate to students of any age, such as how to spark
classroom discussion and to encourage even timid pupils to speak. My experience teaching children will
therefore be highly beneficial when it comes to teaching young adults and striking the balance between
encouraging student learning and simply feeding students information.

I appreciate your consideration. My references are: Professor Edward Murray murraye@sacredheart.edu,

and Professor Howard Bromberg hbromber@umich.edu. Please let me know if I can provide you with any
further information. I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Margaret Vogel

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