Miriam Naveira Merly

In 1975, Miriam Naveira Merly became the first Latina to argue before the Supreme Court in her capacity as the Solicitor General of Puerto Rico (and yes, she was the first woman to hold that position). She was only just getting started – in 1985, she became the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico and in 2003, became that court’s first female Chief Justice.