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40 Basic Rights Women Did Not Have Until The 1970s

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Women’s Rights March in the 1970s. Barbara Freeman / Getty Images / Thoughtco.

20. Likewise, They Couldn’t Serve On The Supreme Court

Then Supreme Court Justice-nominee Sandra Day O’Connor talking with then President Ronald Reagan in 1981. White House Photographic Office / Wikimedia Commons.

The 1970s became a groundbreaking decade for women in the legal field. During the 1970s, more law schools started accepting women; they could serve of juries and become lawyers. The legal industry began to bloom with women interested in a legal career. However, it wasn’t until right after the 1970s, in 1981, when Sandra Day O’Connor received a seat for the Supreme Court. She held this position until 2006 when she retired. Other than O’Connor, three other women have served on the Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Elena Kagan.

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