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   Who was Sandra Day O'Connor?

   • Sandra Day O'Connor made history in 1981 when she was sworn in by then Chief Justice Warren Burger as the first woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court in its 191-year history. Appointed by President Ronald Reagan, it was O'Connor’s intelligence and grit that made her a transformational figure in the nation's highest court of law.

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   How did Sandra Day O'Connor become the first female Supreme Court justice?

   • In July 1981, President Reagan kept his promise and nominated Sandra Day O'Connor. The Senate quickly confirmed her 99-0, with only the absent Senator Max Baucus not able to participate in the historic vote. Thus, Sandra Day O’Connor became the first female justice in the 191-year history of the Supreme Court.

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   Where did Sandra Day grew up?

   • Born on March 26, 1930, in El Paso, Texas, Sandra Day spent part of her youth on her family’s Arizona ranch. O’Connor was adept at riding and assisted with ranch duties. She later wrote about her rough and tumble childhood in her memoir, Lazy B: Growing Up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest, published in 2002.

   Sandra Day O’Connor: Biography, Supreme Court Justice, Judge

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   What is the O'Connor Project?

   • In homage to Justice O’Connor’s majority opinion in Grutter, the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute in 2005 launched its O’Connor Project, which brought together experts in a variety of fields — economics, housing, public health, criminal justice, and more — to try to close the opportunity gap faced by children of color.

   Remembering Justice Sandra Day O’Connor (1930-2023)

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Sandra_Day_O'ConnorSandra Day O'Connor - Wikipedia

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   Ann Day (sister) Education. Stanford University ( BA, LLB) Awards. Presidential Medal of Freedom (2009) Signature. Sandra Day O'Connor (March 26, 1930 – December 1, 2023) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1981 to 2006.

3. www.biography.com › legal-figures › sandra-day-oconnorSandra Day O’Connor: Biography, Supreme Court Justice, Judge

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   Dec 1, 2023 · BORN: March 26, 1930. DIED: December 1, 2023. BIRTHPLACE: El Paso, Texas. SPOUSE: John Jay O’Connor III (1952-2009) CHILDREN: Scott, Brian, and Jay. ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Aries. Early Life and...

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4. oconnorinstitute.org › civic-programs › oconnorSandra Day O’Connor

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   Founded in 2009 by retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the O’Connor Institute, a nonprofit, nonpartisan 501 (c) (3), continues her distinguished legacy and lifetime work to advance American democracy through multigenerational civil discourse, civic engagement and civics education.

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6. www.history.com › sandra-day-oconnorSandra Day O’Connor - Courthouse, Death & Legacy | HISTORY

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   Nov 9, 2009 · Supreme Court. Did you know? On September 21, 1981, O'Connor was confirmed by the U.S. Senate with a vote of 99–0. After graduating from Stanford University in 1950 with a bachelor’s degree in...

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   Dec 1, 2023 · Sandra Day O’Connor, the first female Supreme Court Justice of the United States, was one of the most influential Americans of the 1980s and 1990s. She dealt with indignities ranging from having to accept a job for no pay after she graduated from law school to the lack of a women’s restroom at the Supreme Court when she was first confirmed ...

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9. hls.harvard.edu › today › remembering-justice-sandraRemembering Justice Sandra Day O’Connor (1930-2023)

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   Dec 5, 2023 · O’Connor earned a B.A. in economics from Stanford and a J.D. from Stanford Law School in 1952. Like many female law graduates during that time, she described being offered only secretarial jobs at law firms upon graduating, despite her stellar academic record, graduating third in her class at Stanford Law.

10. www.supremecourt.gov › about › biographyOConnorBiography of Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor

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    She received her B.A. and LL.B. from Stanford University. She served as Deputy County Attorney of San Mateo County, California, from 1952 to 1953 and as a civilian attorney for Quartermaster Market Center, Frankfurt, Germany, from 1954 to1957.