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Kirsten Gillibrand: “It took a very long time, about 171 years, to get the first woman on the Supreme Court.”

On the recordMay 7, 2009
It took a very long time, about 171 years, to get the first woman on the Supreme Court.
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Gillibrand highlights the historic significance of Sotomayor's nomination as a woman.

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