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1. 'After arguing Roe v. Wade, Weddington was elected to three terms in the Texas House of Representati

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Sun Dec 26, 2021, 09:13 PM

Dec 2021

Weddington attended the historic 1977 National Women's Conference in Houston as a Texas delegate speaking on the resolution of women's reproductive freedom.

Additionally, Weddington served in the United States Department of Agriculture in 1977, assistant to president Jimmy Carter from 1978 to 1981 and lecturer at Texas Woman's University from 1981 to 1990.[8] She was the founder of the Weddington Center.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Weddington

She filed the first case of her legal career, Roe v. Wade, fresh out of law school.!!!

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