Sarah Weddington Biography

At 26, Sarah Weddington, a Women’s rights speaker and attorney, successfully argued the landmark Supreme Court case, Roe v. Wade. She became the first woman from Austin ever to be elected into the Texas House of Representatives, and later served as an assistant to President Jimmy Carter. She is the author of A Question of Choice, and teaches at the University of Texas. Sarah Weddington received many recognition for her work, including the 2006 International Athena Award, which is presented to individuals who have achieved a high degree of excellence in their profession, and who have assisted women in reaching their full potential. She began a three year term on the Council for the American Bar Association's Section of Individual Rights and Freedoms in 2005. She has been featured in TIME magazine in the 2003 80 Days That Changed the World issue, for her 1973 work in Roe v. Wade. Sarah Weddington chronicles the history of the modern women's rights movement, reflects upon the advances women have made at all levels of society, and discusses the challenges that remain in her presentations.

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