63. A Female on the Supreme Court
Sandra Day O’Connor made history when, on September 25, 1981, she became the first female justice to be appointed to the United States Supreme Court. She told NPR’s Fresh Air, “I felt a special responsibility … as the first woman. … It became very important that I perform in a way that wouldn’t provide some reason or cause not to have more women in the future.” Here she is with her husband, John, as Supreme Court associate justice Chief Justice Warren Burger swears her in.
