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Continuing Women's History month with, Madeleine Albright who became the 1st female U.S. secretary of state in 1997.

Fun Fact Friday! In 1993, Janet Reno was sworn in as 1st female attorney general of the United States.

Arabella Mansfield sought equal opportunities for women in all aspects of U.S. society. She was an activist in the nineteenth century women's rights movement that spanned a range of issues from voting rights for women to the right of practicing law. As a result she became the first female lawyer in the United States. She passed the Iowa bar exam in 1869 and opened the way for other women to practice law. Within the year the Iowa legislature amended its statute to allow women and minorities to practice law in the state. Read more: Arabella Mansfield - A Commanding Presence, Barred From Law Practice, Susan B. Anthony, A First For Women - University, Iowa, August, and Accessed - JRank Articles https://law.jrank.org/pages/12257/Mansfield-Arabella.html

Sandra Day O'Connor Ronald Reagan appointed O'Connor as the first female Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States in 1981.

March Is Women's History Month. Share with us who your favorite Women is in history!