New York Times writer Mary Jo Murphy explored the early overlaps of the former, current, and potential women Supreme Court Justices in her piece titled Nancy Drew and the Secret of the 3 Black Robes.
Noting that "in citing early literary influences, Justices O’Connor and Ginsburg and Judge Sotomayor named only Nancy [Drew]," Murphy explores exactly why Nancy Drew might have drawn the attention of such women.
Murphy quotes one Nancy Drew scholar's speculation:
“Nancy was courageous and independent but she never used that independence in an overtly rebellious way. Instead, she used her freedom to have adventures, but they were always in the name of doing good and serving justice, so in that sense she remained a ‘nice’ girl.”
It's a fun game of literary analysis to play, but perhaps the more important message is about normalcy and relatedness. When asked about early influences, these women cite to adventures that many, if not most, women enjoyed as children. The road to a brilliant career does not necessarily require reading Aristotle in grade school--it requires experiencing the world in an open and honest way, with maybe just a slight aptitude for solving life's great mysteries. Or, in Nancy Drew's case, the small ones.
Noting that "in citing early literary influences, Justices O’Connor and Ginsburg and Judge Sotomayor named only Nancy [Drew]," Murphy explores exactly why Nancy Drew might have drawn the attention of such women.
Murphy quotes one Nancy Drew scholar's speculation:
“Nancy was courageous and independent but she never used that independence in an overtly rebellious way. Instead, she used her freedom to have adventures, but they were always in the name of doing good and serving justice, so in that sense she remained a ‘nice’ girl.”
It's a fun game of literary analysis to play, but perhaps the more important message is about normalcy and relatedness. When asked about early influences, these women cite to adventures that many, if not most, women enjoyed as children. The road to a brilliant career does not necessarily require reading Aristotle in grade school--it requires experiencing the world in an open and honest way, with maybe just a slight aptitude for solving life's great mysteries. Or, in Nancy Drew's case, the small ones.
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