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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 ...
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Ronald Reagan, and served from 1981 until 2006. Beginning with her childhood growing up on her family’s ranch, the exhibition recalls her life before joining the Supreme Court, her service and accomplishments on the Court, and her continuing legacy off the Court.
Dec 1, 2023 · Sandra Day O’Connor was President Ronald Reagan’s first nominee to the Supreme Court. O'Connor was a swing vote in many major cases, including on abortion and affirmative action.
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Sep 23, 2021 · Sept. 23, 2021. Sandra Day O’Connor, with her husband, John, center, being sworn in as a Supreme Court associate justice by Chief Justice Warren Burger in 1981. Associated Press. 497. By Linda ...
Dec 1, 2023 · Dec. 1, 2023, 7:02 AM PST. By Pete Williams and Lawrence Hurley. Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court and the justice who held the court’s center for more than a ...
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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 ...
Dec 1, 2023 · Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor waving to a crowd from the U.S. Capitol steps on the day that the Senate confirmed her to the position in 1981. Photo via Getty Images