[Letter from Sarah T. Hughes to Norma Payne]

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Letter from United States District Judge Sarah T. Hughes to Ms. Norma Payne, in response to a previous letter from Ms. Payne regarding bias against women in law school admission and in the legal profession in general. Judge Hughes describes her admission to and graduation from law school. She writes about the discrimination, or lack thereof, that she encountered as a woman in the law profession and in her later legislative and judicial career.

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[1] p. ; 27 cm.

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Hughes, Sarah T. (Sarah Tilghman), 1896-1985 February 23, 1982.

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Letter from United States District Judge Sarah T. Hughes to Ms. Norma Payne, in response to a previous letter from Ms. Payne regarding bias against women in law school admission and in the legal profession in general. Judge Hughes describes her admission to and graduation from law school. She writes about the discrimination, or lack thereof, that she encountered as a woman in the law profession and in her later legislative and judicial career.

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[1] p. ; 27 cm.

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Judge Sarah T. Hughes Collection

Selection of letters and telegrams regarding Judge Hughes administering the presidential oath of office to Lyndon B. Johnson after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and regarding her nomination for United States District Judge.

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  • February 23, 1982

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Hughes, Sarah T. (Sarah Tilghman), 1896-1985. [Letter from Sarah T. Hughes to Norma Payne], letter, February 23, 1982; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc177454/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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