Women in History Who Changed The World! Sandra Day O’ Connor

At sixteen, she was admitted to Stanford University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics. In 1950 she was admitted to Stanford Law. During her time at Stanford Law, she worked on the board of editors for the Stanford Law Review. She completed law school in just two years as opposed to the usual three years.

After her receiving her law degree from Stanford University, Unable to find employment in a law firm because she was a woman—despite her academic achievements, one firm offered her a job as a secre- tary she became a deputy district attorney in San Mateo California.

Soon after she served as Assistant Attorney General in Arizona from 1965-1969.

On September 25, 1981, O’Connor was confirmed unanimously by the Senate and was sworn in as the first female justice to serve on the Supreme Court.

In 2006 O’Connor retired from the Supreme Court.

O’Connor has said she felt a responsibility to demonstrate women could do the job of justice.