Nancy Drew: Sotomayor’s Childhood Influence

Posted on June 3, 2009 at 3:58 pm

Judge Sonia Sotomayor, like Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, was a big Nancy Drew fan when she was a young girl. I’ve been touched by the reports of Judge Sotomayor, growing up in a housing project, devouring books about the strong, capable, curious, honest, and courageous Nancy Drew. The Girl Sleuth is a fascinating book about Nancy Drew and other heroines of series books for girls, written by novelist Bobbie Ann Mason, who was also inspired by these feisty fictional heroines, a potent reminder of how important the media influences on our children can be.

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One Reply to “Nancy Drew: Sotomayor’s Childhood Influence”

  1. How bad can a woman be who read Nancy Drew as a child?? She will be a great contributer to the Supreme Court, if confirmed. I hope she will be.

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