Marlene Trestman grew up in New Orleans as a client of the Jewish Children’s Regional Service, the successor to the Jewish Orphans’ Home. A former special assistant to Maryland’s attorney general, Trestman is the author of Fair Labor Lawyer: The Remarkable Life of New Deal Attorney and Supreme Court Advocate Bessie Margolin.
WATCH
Marlene Trestman on PBS's "To the Contrary."
Gaithersburg Book Festival's "Trailblazing Women" panel with Marlene Trestman and John Norris.
Marlene Trestman at the Roosevelt Reading Festival.
LISTEN
What's Her Name podcast, episode 15: THE FAIR LABOR LAWYER Bessie Margolin
Marlene Trestman and Charlotte Margolin discuss Bessie Margolin at WABE's "Closer Look."
Mark Klobas of the New Books Network interviews Marlene Trestman.
Susan Larson of WWNO's "The Reading Life" discuss Bessie Margolin with Marlene Trestman.
Marlene Trestman on Maryland Morning, 88.1 FM WYPR, with Tom Hall
The Mike Slater Radio Show interviews Marlene Trestman about Margolin's life and work
