Breakthroughs for women in the Supreme Court --- Are you up to date?
President Barack Obama has nominated Elena Kagan to be the next Supreme Court Justice, and if that happens she will be the fourth woman on the Supreme Court. As you wait patiently for the hearings to finish, see how much you know about the women that have already been in the Supreme Court, making history! Who was the first woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court? a) Jeanette Rankin b) Sandra Day O'Connor c) Shirley S. Abrahamson What year did the United States appoint its first female Supreme Court Justice? a) 1975 b) 1986 c) 1981 Who is the first minority woman to serve on the Supreme Court? a) Shirley S. Abrahamson b) Sonia Sotomayor c) Thurgood Marshall Which female Supreme Court Justice has worked the most to advance women's rights? a) Ruth Bader Ginsberg b) Sandra Day O'Connor c) Sonia Sotomayor Click here to see how you did!
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