40 Basic Rights Women Did Not Have Until The 1970s

40 Basic Rights Women Did Not Have Until The 1970s

Trista - June 26, 2019

40 Basic Rights Women Did Not Have Until The 1970s
Esther Morris. WSA Sub Neg 2666 / WYO State Archives.

28. They Couldn’t Serve As A Judge

While some states had selected female judges before the 1970s, women weren’t typically able to sit in at a regular rate in the United States until the 1970s when the majority of states allowed women to serve as judges. In fact, women as judges is a slowly growing trend historically. From the first female Justice of Peace, Esther Morris, in Wyoming during the 1870s until today, the profession for females is still growing. Fortunately, the rate of female judges is starting to build a bit quicker than in the past.

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