Two Firsts for Latinas

Sonia Sotomayor was confirmed as the first Latina and third woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court on August 5 and took the oath Chief Justice John Roberts on August 7. He read the oath from a paper this time to avoid flubbing his lines as he did at the inauguration of President Obama. I had not realized that due to the error Obama needed to take the oath of office again in a private ceremony following the public inauguration.

Accomplished singer-dancer-actress Chita Rivera received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama on Wednesday in a ceremony in Washington. Ms. Rivera overcame humble beginnings to become a veritable Broadway sensation. I witnessed her Tony-winning turn as Aurora in The Kiss of the Spider Women in the early 1990s. Very impressive indeed! Congratulations to both Ms. Sotomayor and Ms. Rivera.

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