Sophia Howard (they/she), a member of the VLS Class of 2025, is originally from Nashville, Tennessee, and earned their undergraduate degrees in Comparative Women’s Studies and Philosophy from Spelman College. They have worked or volunteered for the American Civil Liberties Union, the Legal Defense Fund, RestoreHER, SISTERLOVE, and the Equal Justice Initiative, among other projects. Their commitment to social justice is underscored by mass incarceration, prison abolition, and reproductive justice.