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May 19, 2024 · Sandra Day O’Connor (born March 26, 1930, El Paso, Texas, U.S.—died December 1, 2023, Phoenix, Arizona) was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1981 to 2006. She was the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court.
May 21, 2024 · Sandra Day O’Connor, who grew up on a cattle ranch in southeastern Arizona and became the first woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court, died Friday in Phoenix. She was 93....
May 10, 2024 · In August 1981, President Reagan nominated Sandra Day O’Connor to the Supreme Court of the United States. She won unanimous confirmation — ninety-nine to zero — thus becoming the first woman on the Supreme Court. Always putting one foot in front of the other — “just do it,” she would say — she changed the world.
May 7, 2024 · Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg were the first two women ever to sit at the Supreme Court bench, and while their individual stories are remarkable, equally intriguing is the story of how they supported one another despite their differences.
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May 25, 2024 · Delve into the profound influence of Sandra Day O'Connor on key Supreme Court decisions, shaping legal history and inspiring generations of jurists. #ushistory #judge #supremecourt.
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May 17, 2024 · First: Sandra Day O'Connor. She was born in 1930 in El Paso and grew up on a cattle ranch in Arizona. At a time when women were expected to be homemakers, she set her sights on Stanford University. When she graduated near the top of her law school class in 1952, no firm would even interview her.
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4 days ago · The Associated Press. Dec 1, 2023 Updated Mar 7, 2024. WASHINGTON — Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to...
