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Sandra Day O'Connor was the first woman appointed as a Supreme Court Justice.
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Is it true that Sandra Day O'Connor was the first woman appointed as a Supreme Court Justice?
Yes. Historical and biographical evidence overwhelmingly confirms that Sandra Day O'Connor was the first woman appointed and to serve as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
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Wikipedia: Sandra Day O'Connor. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_Day_O%27Connor
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References Sandra Day O'Connor's tenure and subsequent replacement on the Court.
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PLOS (all journals): A general approach for predicting the behavior of the Supreme Court of the United States. (n.d.). PLOS (all journals). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0174698
Refers to Sandra Day O'Connor as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
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GovInfo: PLAW 117publ111. (n.d.). GovInfo. https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PLAW-117publ111
Confirms she was nominated by Reagan and became the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court.
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Wikibooks: Wikibooks: US History/Ford Carter Reagan. (n.d.). Wikibooks. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/US_History/Ford_Carter_Reagan
States explicitly that O'Connor was the first woman to serve as a United States Supreme Court Justice.
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Wikipedia: Wikipedia: List of awards and honors received by Sandra Day O'Connor. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Sandra_Day_O'Connor
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