What did it really take for Florence Allen to stay steady while being underestimated, mislabeled, and passed over? Professor and author Tracy Thomas shares the first woman judge’s own advice to younger women attorneys: work harder, let it roll off your back, prove yourself through the work and the toll that strategy took over a lifetime. The conversation also unpacks Allen's heartbreak after coming agonizingly close to a U.S. Supreme Court seat 12 times, including one moment when Chief Justice Fred Vinson quietly told President Truman the all-male Court simply didn't want her. Thomas also shares a deeply personal moment on who the book is dedicated to and why recovering women's history is also, in its own way, about recovering our own.
Episode: 1019
The First Woman Judge, Part Two: Ambition, Exhaustion, and the Cost of ‘Playing It Cool’
October 7, 2026
What did it really take for Florence Allen to stay steady while being underestimated, mislabeled, and passed over? Professor and author Tracy Thomas shares the first woman judge’s own advice to younger women attorneys: work harder, let it roll off your back, prove yourself through the work and the toll that strategy took over a lifetime. The conversation also unpacks Allen's heartbreak after coming agonizingly close to a U.S. Supreme Court seat 12 times, including one moment when Chief Justice Fred Vinson quietly told President Truman the all-male Court simply didn't want her. Thomas also shares a deeply personal moment on who the book is dedicated to and why recovering women's history is also, in its own way, about recovering our own.
Episode: 1018
The First Woman Judge, Part One: Rediscovering Florence Allen’s Legacy
October 7, 2026
Long before "first woman" headlines became familiar, Florence Allen was breaking barriers no one had broken before her. She was the first woman on a state Supreme Court. The first ...
Episode: 1017
From TikTok to Trial: Paige Sparks on Building a Legal Brand That Actually Works Part 2
October 7, 2026
She’s an employment attorney, founder of Sparks Legal and one of the most recognizable online legal creators. And, in this episode of Heels in the Courtroom, Paige Sparks goes past ...
Episode: 1016
From TikTok to Trial: Paige Sparks on Building a Legal Brand That Actually Works Part 1
October 7, 2026
She's been watched by 30 million people making her morning coffee and explaining wrongful termination in the same breath. In this episode of Heels in the Courtroom, Elizabeth McNulty, Sydney ...
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