Catharine MacKinnon is 80 years old as of October 2026. She was born on 7 October 1946.
Quick facts
Date of birth7 October 1946
Age80
NationalityAmerican
BirthplaceMinneapolis, United States
Editor's Take:
Catharine MacKinnon changed workplace law by giving harm a name. Her argument that sexual harassment was sex discrimination gave women a legal way to fight back. Courts and employers around the world followed. Her campaigns against pornography were more divisive, even among feminists. Few legal scholars have seen their ideas move so quickly from theory to rules that affect millions of workers. Her work also helped international courts treat rape in war as a crime against humanity. That was a major change in law.
Key Milestones
1979: Publishes Sexual Harassment of Working Women
1986: The Supreme Court accepts her approach in Meritor v. Vinson
2000: Wins a US verdict for Bosnian survivors
2008: Becomes gender adviser at the International Criminal Court
Catharine Alice MacKinnon (born October 7, 1946) is an American feminist legal scholar, activist, and author. She is the Elizabeth A. Long Professor Emerita of Law at the University of Michigan Law School, where she has been tenured since 1990, and the James Barr Ames Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard Law School.
Catharine MacKinnon's birthday is October 7. She was born on October 7, 1946 in Minneapolis, United States.
How old is Catharine MacKinnon?
Catharine MacKinnon is 80 years old, and turns 81 on her next birthday, October 7.
Who shares a birthday with Catharine MacKinnon?
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