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Sandra Day O’Connor was the first woman on the United States Supreme Court. She served as a Supreme Court justice for nearly 25 years.
- Sandra Day O’Connor was born in 1930 in El Paso, Texas. She grew up on a huge cattle ranch (198,000 acres) in Duncan, Arizona. The ranch was nine miles from a paved road and the home had neither electricity nor running water.
- Sandra knew how to ride horses, herd cattle, and use a .22 rifle. She learned to drive a truck as soon as she could see over the dashboard.
- She spent winters with her grandmother in El Paso where she attended a private girls’ school. No school existed near the ranch in Arizona.
- She studied economics and law at Stanford University, and gained her law degree in 1952.
American Experience. Sandra Day O’Connor: First Woman on the Supreme Court. Clip: Season 33 Episode 6 | 1m 10s. My List. During the 1980 presidential campaign, Ronald Reagan promised to...
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The first woman justice of the Supreme Court of the United States was Sandra Day O’Connor. She served as an associate justice from 1981 to until her retirement in 2006. A moderate conservative, she was known for her carefully researched opinions.
