Ladies Holding Court
A review of the women of the supreme court.
“There will be enough women on the Supreme Court when there are nine.” — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg
An unprecedented move was made during the 1980 Presidential Election. Republican Candidate, Ronald Reagan pledged to nominate and appoint the first female judge to the supreme court.
Sandra Day O’Connor
At sixteen, Sandra Day O’Connor was admitted to Stanford University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics. In 1950 she was admitted to Stanford Law. During her time at Stanford Law, she worked on the board of editors for the Stanford Law Review. She completed law school in just two years as opposed to the usual three. She graduated third in her class, with one of the students ahead of her being fellow future justice, William H. Rehnquist. She began a career in practicing law in 1954.
Ronald Reagan won the presidency in 1980. The world was entering into a more moderate era in history. Seven months into his presidency, and just a few weeks before 750 million people tuned in to…
