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September 14th

2 events recorded on The Ledger.

  1. 1921
    The Rise

    Constance Baker Motley born

    Constance Juanita Baker is born in New Haven, Connecticut. She becomes the first Black woman to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court and the first Black woman federal judge.

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  2. 1970
    The Rise

    Ketanji Brown Jackson born

    Ketanji Onyika Brown is born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Miami. She later becomes the 116th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court and the first Black woman to sit on the Court.

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Timeline data: 159 events across The Ledger. See the full 400-year timeline →