Gloria Allred

Gloria Rachel Allred (née Bloom; born July 3, 1941) is an American civil rights attorney specializing in cases related to women's rights, sexual harassment, discrimination, and employment law.

Allred earned a B.A. with honors in English from the University of Pennsylvania, an M.A. from New York University, and a J.D. cum laude from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, before being admitted to the California Bar in 1979. Prior to her legal career, she worked as a public school teacher for six and a half years and as a lecturer at the University of Southern California. In 1976, she co-founded the law firm Allred, Maroko & Goldberg, which has focused on advocating for victims in civil rights matters, including high-profile representations of accusers against figures such as Bill Cosby, Harvey Weinstein, and Jeffrey Epstein's victims.

Gloria Allred, born Gloria Rachel Bloom on July 3, 1941, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was raised as the only child in a Jewish working-class family. Her father, Morris Bloom, worked as a door-to-door salesman selling items such as photo enlargements, while her mother, Stella Davidson Bloom—a British immigrant—served as a homemaker. The family resided in southwest Philadelphia, where Allred attended an all-girls high school, fostering an environment that emphasized education amid modest circumstances.

Gloria Allred was born Gloria Rachel Bloom on July 3, 1941, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Morris Bloom, a door-to-door salesman, and Stella Davidson Bloom, a homemaker originally from Manchester, England. As the only child in a Jewish working-class household, Allred described her parents as supportive and dedicated to her education, with her father working six days a week to provide opportunities despite financial constraints. Her mother's vivacious personality contrasted with the family's modest circumstances, fostering an environment that emphasized perseverance.