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Who became the first female member of the US Supreme Court in 1981?
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Sandra Day O'Connor
Ronald Reagan appointed the first woman to serve as a justice of the US Supreme Court, Sandra Day O'Connor. She was sworn in on September 25, 1981, and retired in 2006.
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∙ 6y agoSandra Day O'Conner was the first woman appointed to be a Supreme Court Justice.
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∙ 13y agoRonald Reagan was the president; Sandra Day O'Connor was the justice.
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∙ 10y agothe first woman sworn in to the Supreme Court was in 1981
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∙ 13y agoSandra Day O'Connor
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∙ 10y agoSandra Day O'Conner
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