She'd been the first female Black lawyer to argue a case at the Supreme Court in 1962. And she’d been the first woman to be president of the borough of Manhattan in 1965.
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CarveHerName on Nostr: #OnThisDay, 9 Sept 1966, Constance Baker Motley became the first Black woman to be a ...
#OnThisDay, 9 Sept 1966, Constance Baker Motley became the first Black woman to be a US federal judge when she was sworn in.
She'd been the first female Black lawyer to argue a case at the Supreme Court in 1962. And she’d been the first woman to be president of the borough of Manhattan in 1965.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #Histodons
She'd been the first female Black lawyer to argue a case at the Supreme Court in 1962. And she’d been the first woman to be president of the borough of Manhattan in 1965.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #Histodons