America is not yet a society of cynics. Its citizens have not yet given up hope in their country. An overwhelming majority of Americans actually do believe there is a distinction between facts and fiction, truth and lies. They do not want to live in a polarized society, divided against themselves. And many of them are women.
Sandra Day O’Connor
Sandra Day O’Connor was the first woman justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
“The Four Justices” Puts Women Trailblazers on Display
On Monday a portrait of the four women Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States of America was revealed. The life-sized likenesses of Sandra Day O’Connor, Sonia Sotomayor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Elena Kagan are on display at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in D. C. A closeup photo of the portrait can be seen […]
Backward and in High Heels: Sandra Day O’Connor
Chief Justice Warren Burger, one hand on Sandra Day O’Connor’s arm as they descended the steps of the Supreme Court just before her 2 p.m. swearing-in ceremony on September 25, 1981, shouted to reporters, “You’ve never seen me with a better looking justice.” Society pages cheerily noted that she and Byron White were the first […]
Buy the Cookies!
I was an active Girl Scout through third grade, and I hated almost every minute of it. I hated being told what to do, so I hated the uniforms and the badge-earning activities, and I just wasn’t touchy-feely enough to enjoy the singing or promises of friendship forever. My mom forced me to stay enrolled […]
Why Do Women Judicial Candidates Get Questioned on Their Sex Lives?
Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions is not supportive of Elena Kagan’s nomination to the Supreme Court. He believes she is too liberal and that her vast academic experience is not a substitute for experience “in the harness of the law.” But at least media speculation about her sexuality has not become an issue in her confirmation […]