Sarah Weddington

Sarah Weddington (born May 2, 1945 in Abilene, Texas) is a Texas attorney and lecturer who gained world-wide fame when she represented "Jane Roe" (real name Norma McCorvey) in the landmark Roe v. Wade case in the United States Supreme Court. Weddington was 26 years old at the time and the case was her first real case because she was not able to get a job with any law firms. She is thought to be the youngest woman to have won a case in the Supreme Court.

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May 2 - 1945 - Abilene, Texas - Texas - Attorney - Jane Roe - Norma McCorvey - Roe v. Wade - United States Supreme Court - Supreme Court

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Weddington was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1972 and was re-elected twice. She resigned her seat in 1977 when she was appointed as General Counsel for the United States Department of Agriculture, the first woman to hold that position. The following year she became a special White House advisor to President Jimmy Carter. She later founded the Weddington Center. She has written the book, A Question of Choice, detailing the Roe v. Wade case. Currently, Weddington is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Texas House of Representatives - General Counsel - United States Department of Agriculture - White House - Jimmy Carter - A Question of Choice - University of Texas at Austin

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McCorvey -- who in 1995 switched sides on the abortion debate and now crusades to proscribe it -- later claimed that she was a pawn of the overzealous Weddington.

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Weddington holds honorary doctorates from McMurry University, Hamilton College, Austin College, Southwestern University, and Nova Southeastern University. She received her J.D. degree from The University of Texas School of Law in 1967 and is a Distinguished Alumna of McMurry University, where she was inducted into the Zeta Nu chapter of Sigma Kappa sorority.

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McMurry University - Hamilton College - Austin College - Southwestern University - Nova Southeastern University - University of Texas - Sigma Kappa

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