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SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR, born in 1930, was the 102nd U.S. Supreme Court justice and the very first female justice on the Supreme Court. She served on the court for 25 years and, on a divided court, she was often the swing vote. She became one of the most powerful people in Washington, a conservati...

RUTH It’s a good thing this Brooklyn girl has ridden her share of horses to keep up with your Arizona metaphors. SANDRA It’s a good thing that you’re ending this ranch-raised girl’s solo tenure on the Supreme Court. RUTH My pleasure to be the second woman on the Cour...

Justice Sandra Day O’Connor began serving on the Supreme Court in 1981, unanimously approved by the Senate, and becoming the first female justice in history. She was known for her meticulously researched opinions, defying the sexist stereotype that women are “too emotional”, irrati...