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Jeanne Hession is a Suffolk University Law School alumna and its first female member of the Board of Trustees. This interview covers her attendance at Suffolk University Law School with classmate and friend Congressman Joe Moakley; her tenure as the first female class president; how Suffolk University has changed since 1956; the changing role of women in law; her friendship with Congressman Moakley; and her service on the Board of Trustees. In conclusion, Ms. Hession describes Congressman Moakley’s legacy to Suffolk University and Massachusetts.