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[Clip: Federal Judge Sarah T. Hughes, Part 1]

Description: Film of Judge Sarah T. Hughes as the first woman to preside over a federal district court in Texas. Includes a montage of scenes of the Judge in her chambers, greeting other members of the court, and a brief interview about the judge's involvement with political campaigns.
Date: October 5, 1961
Duration: 2 minutes 11 seconds
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Sarah T. Hughes to Norma Payne]

Description: 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.
Date: February 23, 1982
Creator: Hughes, Sarah T. (Sarah Tilghman), 1896-1985
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Sarah T. Hughes and other Texas judges with John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson]

Description: Photograph of Sarah T. Hughes and other United States District Court judges from Texas, with President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. Pictured from left to right: Judge James L. Noel, Jr.; Senator Ralph W. Yarborough (Texas); President Kennedy; Judge Sarah T. Hughes; Edmund O. Noel (in front), son of Judge Noel; Vice President Johnson; Judge Adrian A. Spears; Judge Leo Brewster. This particular photographic print w… more
Date: March 7, 1962
Creator: Knudsen, Robert L. (Robert LeRoy), 1929-1989
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 38.89698352146878 -77.03651839999998
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Clip: Federal Judge Sarah T. Hughes, Part 2]

Description: Film of Judge Sarah T. Hughes as the first woman to preside over a federal district court in Texas. Includes a montage of scenes of the Judge presiding in court and being greeted by several prominent state and national politicians. Judge Hughes is presented with a gavel and personally congratulated by Vice President Johnson.
Date: October 5, 1961
Duration: 6 minutes 30 seconds
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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