- Nancy Drew and Sonia Sotomayor
- Posted August 18, 2008
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Sonia Sotamayor, like many great women, was inspired by Nancy Drew novels in her youth. In an essay published in the Seattle Times theater critic Misha Berson writes:
"Sotomayor is part of the Nancy Drew Sisterhood.
She recently recalled her mother stretching a single-parent budget to buy her Nancy Drew mysteries, "because she saw how I was enamored with them. I had like two shelves of them before I turned to other reading."
Your honor, I confess! I'm part of the Sisterhood, too! So are Sandra Day O'Connor, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Laura Bush and countless other estimable women."
The novels, first published in the 1930s, contain a powerful message about the importance of intellect and autonomy for young women. The Nadine Vorhoff Library is currently exhibiting a selection of the novels in various editions as a tribute to Justice Sotomayor, and all the other powerful women who were influenced and inspired by Nancy Drew.
