Ellen Ash Peters' (APS 1993) Words of Wisdom

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“A liberal education, like our Constitution, is a charter for change.”

American lawyer and judge Ellen Ash Peters (1930–2024) was a pioneer in American law. She was the first female to hold a faculty position at Yale Law School, and the first female appointed to the Connecticut Supreme Court, eventually becoming the court’s chief justice. 
 

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