Lack Of Encouragement Never Deterred Me. I

In My View, I Did Not Get To The Federal Bench Because I Was A Woman

New Orleans May Well Have Been The Most Liberal Deep South City In 1954 Because Of Its Large Creole Population, The Influence Of The French, And Its Cosmopolitan Atmosphere.

Lack Of Encouragement Never Deterred Me. I Was The Kind Of Person Who Would Not Be Put Down.

I Grew Up In A House Where Nobody Had To Tell Me To Go To School Every Day And Do My Homework.

In High School, I Discovered Myself. I Was Interested In Race Relations And The Legal Profession. I Read About Lincoln And That He Believed The Law To Be The Most Difficult Of Professions.