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Sandra Day O’Connor: A Life of Action
Sandra Day O’Connor still has a lot of work to do. The first woman on the United States Supreme Court who recently described herself as “a retired cowgirl” continues to...
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Women in American Politics in the Twentieth Century
At the beginning of the twentieth century, women were outsiders to the formal structures of political life—voting, serving on juries,...
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First female Supreme Court justice
Appointed by President Reagan, Sandra Day O’Connor became the first female United States Supreme Court justice.
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Sandra Day O’Connor
Sandra Day O’Connor (1930– ) was the first female United States Supreme Court justice. After serving in various political and judicial capacities in her home state of Arizona, O’Connor was nominated to the Court in 1981 by President Ronald Reagan and was unanimously confirmed by the Senate. O’Connor was a moderate conservative justice, acting as a swing vote in major decisions. O’Connor split from her more conservative colleagues in several major cases, notably Webster v. Reproductive Services (1989) and Planned Parenthood...