S pbsthisdayinhistory: Jan. 22, 1997: Madeleine Albright is Confirmed as the First Female Secretary of State On this day in 1997, Madeleine Albright was confirmed as Secretary of State by the US Senate. Albright was sworn in the following day. Serving under President Bill Clinton, she worked on issues revolving human rights, business, environmental standards, and focused on areas such as Kosovo, the Middle East and North Korea.   Read Frontline’s interview with Madeleine Albright to learn more about her time as Secretary of State. Photo: Madeleine Korbel Albright - U.S. Secretary of State, January 23, 1997 – January 20, 2001 (U.S. Department of State)
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Jan. 22, 1997: Madeleine Albright is Confirmed as the First Female Secretary of State
 
On this day in 1997, Madeleine Albright was confirmed as Secretary of State by the US Senate. Albright was sworn in the following day.

Serving under President Bill Clinton, she worked on issues revolving human rights, business, environmental standards, and focused on areas such as Kosovo, the Middle East and North Korea. 
 
Read Frontline’s interview with Madeleine Albright to learn more about her time as Secretary of State.

Photo: Madeleine Korbel Albright - U.S. Secretary of State, January 23, 1997 – January 20, 2001 (U.S. Department of State)

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On December 28, 1835, President Andrew Jackson nominated Roger Taney to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and Philip Barbour to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Both were confirmed by the Senate on March 15, 1836. Message of President Andrew Jackson nominating Roger B. Taney and Philip B. Barbour to the U.S. Supreme Court, 12/28/1835, Records of the U.S. Senate (ARC 306298)
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On December 28, 1835, President Andrew Jackson nominated Roger Taney to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and Philip Barbour to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Both were confirmed by the Senate on March 15, 1836.

Message of President Andrew Jackson nominating Roger B. Taney and Philip B. Barbour to the U.S. Supreme Court, 12/28/1835, Records of the U.S. Senate (ARC 306298)


On June 30, 1921 William H. Taft, President of the U.S. from 1909 - 1913, was nominated to be Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court by President Warren G. Harding. As noted by the stamp at the bottom of the message, the Senate confirmed Taft’s nomination by a voice vote on the same day it was received. Taft was the first and only person to serve as both President and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Nomination message of President Warren G. Harding, 6/30/1921, McCook Collection (ARC 306346)
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On June 30, 1921 William H. Taft, President of the U.S. from 1909 - 1913, was nominated to be Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court by President Warren G. Harding. As noted by the stamp at the bottom of the message, the Senate confirmed Taft’s nomination by a voice vote on the same day it was received. Taft was the first and only person to serve as both President and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

Nomination message of President Warren G. Harding, 6/30/1921, McCook Collection (ARC 306346)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was nominated as an Associate Justice to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Bill Clinton on June 22, 1993. The Senate confirmed Ginsburg’s nomination on August 3 by a vote of 96-3. She was sworn in on August 10. Nomination message from President William Clinton, 6/22/1993, Records of the U.S. Senate
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg was nominated as an Associate Justice to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Bill Clinton on June 22, 1993. The Senate confirmed Ginsburg’s nomination on August 3 by a vote of 96-3. She was sworn in on August 10.

Nomination message from President William Clinton, 6/22/1993, Records of the U.S. Senate

todaysdocument: First woman Cabinet member President Franklin D. Roosevelt notified the U.S. Senate on March 4, 1933, that he had nominated Frances Perkins of New York to be Secretary of Labor. She was confirmed in this position and became the first woman appointed to a Cabinet position. She was the longest serving Labor secretary, serving for 12 years between 1933 and 1945. She was also the first woman to enter the Presidential Line of Succession. Nomination of Frances Perkins as Secretary of Labor, 03/04/1933
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First woman Cabinet member

President Franklin D. Roosevelt notified the U.S. Senate on March 4, 1933, that he had nominated Frances Perkins of New York to be Secretary of Labor. She was confirmed in this position and became the first woman appointed to a Cabinet position. She was the longest serving Labor secretary, serving for 12 years between 1933 and 1945. She was also the first woman to enter the Presidential Line of Succession.

Nomination of Frances Perkins as Secretary of Labor, 03/04/1933