41 years ago, Sandra Day OโConnor blazed a historic trail for women in the legal profession
Sandra Day OโConnor not only had a degree from one of the most prestigious universities in the world -- Stanford University in California -- but also a law degree she earned from the same institution in just two years.
Super Bowl marks the latest event to see pioneering women achieve breakthroughs in sports
Line judge Sarah Thomas #53 looks on before Super Bowl LV between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Last monthโs Super Bowl LV in Tampa proved to serve as another breakthrough for women in sports, in a stretch of months thatโs been full of them. Locust and Javadifar followed in the footsteps of Katie Sowers, an assistant for the San Francisco 49ers who became the first woman to coach in a Super Bowl last year. Theyโre now added to the list of other women who have broken barriers in sports recently. In January, the Boston Red Sox hired Bianca Smith as a minor league coach, becoming the first Black woman to coach in professional baseball.