Judge Sarah T. Hughes faced obstacles in her life, but became the first woman appointed as a federal judge in Texas and also became a nationally-known figure amidst a national tragedy.

Sarah T. Hughes was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1896. She would go on to attend Goucher College. After graduating in 1917, Hughes worked as a teacher for two years, and in 1919, despite the ...

Judge Sarah T. Hughes faced obstacles in her life, but became the first woman appointed as a federal judge in Texas and also became a nationally-known figure amidst a national tragedy.