Mary Cynthia Dunlap (May 25, 1948 – January 17, 2003) was an American civil rights lawyer based in San Francisco, California.
[5] In 1977, she represented a pregnant teacher forced to take maternity leave in Berg v. Richmond Unified School District.
[7] In 1987, she represented the Gay Games before the Supreme Court, in San Francisco Arts & Athletics, Inc. v. United States Olympic Committee.
She supported Black firefighters in a civil rights challenge to the San Francisco Fire Department's hiring practices.
[26] Dunlap was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2001, and kept an online journal of her treatment and experiences; she died in 2003, at the age of 54, survived by her partner of almost 18 years, Maureen Mason.