Some people may have been a bit surprised when President Obama referenced Nancy Drew in his speech nominating Sonia Sotomayor for Supreme Court Justice, noting that as a young girl the mystery series had ignited her interest in the law. But why should they have been? The independent, spirited teen sleuth has been inspiring and intriguing young girls for seven decades —including the two other successful female Supreme Court nominees, Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who said ...

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