Trivia: Who was the first female justice on the Supreme Court?
Elena Kagan
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Sandra Day O’Connor
Sonia Sotomayor
The correct answer is Sandra Day O’Connor
So why is this answer correct? : In 1981, President Ronald Reagan appointed Sandra Day O’Connor to the Supreme Court, making her the first woman ever to hold the title of Supreme Court justice. She served on the court until 2006, and in 2009 Barack Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. Since her elevation to the court, four other women have become Supreme Court justices.