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Rudey...
How is that a sad record for democrats?
There are two women on the USSC. One was appointed by a Republican. The other was appointed by a Democrat. Are you saying that if Reagan hadn't appointed a woman to the court, women would not have made progress in their representation on the federal bench? Or even have gone to law school at all?
I'm willing to give Reagan his credit for putting the first woman on the court but I really think it's a stretch to say that doing so precipitated the increase in women on the federal bench or in law schools.
You might want to factor in some other events which had a much larger impact... Title VII... the women's movement... Title IX... some major anti-discrimination suits which opened up many prestigious jobs in the law which had previously been closed to women... just to name a few.
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