Women lawyers say Justice O'Connor inspired their careers
Submitted on July 21, 2005 - 12:00am.
Ansley Haman - Summer 2005
WASHINGTON – American University law Professor Amanda Frost said she knew she could do anything in the legal profession after watching Sandra Day O'Connor's 1981 appointment to the Supreme Court
“To see her there made her seem like it was right and natural,” Frost said in a telephone interview. “She was a great role model for a 10-year-old.”
O'Connor, the court's first woman justice, announced her retirement July 1 after 24 years on the court, but Frost said her legacy remains in classrooms across the country. Frost now teaches constitutional law to almost as many women as men.
“To see her there made her seem like it was right and natural,” Frost said in a telephone interview. “She was a great role model for a 10-year-old.”
O'Connor, the court's first woman justice, announced her retirement July 1 after 24 years on the court, but Frost said her legacy remains in classrooms across the country. Frost now teaches constitutional law to almost as many women as men.
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