In the 1990s, Warren self-described herself as a "woman of color". There is a 1997 Fordham Law Review article in which Warren is described as Harvard's Law faculty, first woman of color. The footnote at the end of the article, because law review articles are rigorously researched and fact-checked for accuracy, refers to a conversation had with the news director of Harvard Law School, in August 1996, which confirms in Harvard Law's view that Warren is a woman of color.