, ▁titled ▁A ▁T ribute ▁to ▁Th ur good ▁Marshall : ▁A ▁Man ▁Who ▁Bro ke ▁with ▁Trad ition ▁on ▁Iss ues ▁of ▁Race ▁and ▁G ender . ▁She ▁notes ▁Th ur good ' s ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁principles ▁of ▁equality ▁as ▁a ▁judge ▁and ▁how ▁his ▁work ▁has ▁affected ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁African ▁Americans , ▁specifically ▁African ▁American ▁women . ▁ ▁An ita ▁Hill ▁became ▁a ▁pro ponent ▁for ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁and ▁femin ism . ▁This ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁through ▁the ▁chapter ▁she ▁wrote ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁Women ▁and ▁leadership : ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁play ▁and ▁strateg ies ▁for ▁change . ▁She ▁wrote ▁about ▁women ▁jud ges ▁and ▁why , ▁in ▁her ▁opinion , ▁they ▁play ▁such ▁a ▁large ▁role ▁in ▁bal ancing ▁the ▁jud icial ▁system . ▁She ▁arg ues ▁that ▁since ▁women ▁and ▁men ▁have ▁different ▁life ▁experiences , ▁ways ▁of ▁thinking , ▁and ▁histor ies , ▁both ▁are ▁needed ▁for ▁a ▁bal anced ▁court ▁system . ▁She ▁writes ▁that ▁in ▁order ▁for ▁the ▁best ▁law ▁system ▁to ▁be ▁created ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁all ▁people ▁need ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁be ▁represented . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁recognition ▁Hill ▁received ▁the ▁American ▁Bar ▁Association ' s ▁Commission ▁on ▁Women ▁in ▁the ▁Prof ession ' s ▁" W omen ▁of ▁Ach iev ement " ▁award ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Hill ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁a ▁F let cher ▁Foundation ▁Fellow . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁she ▁was ▁awarded