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This Week in the West: Sandra Day O'Connor

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🎙️ Episode 21: SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR

📢 Episode Summary:

This week on This Week in The West, we honor the life and legacy of Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court. Raised on a cattle ranch in Arizona, O’Connor’s Western upbringing instilled in her the resilience and determination that would define her groundbreaking legal career. From her early struggles finding work as a lawyer to becoming a key swing vote on the nation’s highest court, O’Connor’s story is one of perseverance, leadership, and trailblazing success.

🔍 What You’ll Learn:

  • How Sandra Day O’Connor’s ranching roots shaped her career and leadership style

  • The challenges she faced as a woman in law and her journey to the Supreme Court

  • Her lasting impact on the legal system, civic education, and women in the judiciary

    • 👥 Behind the Scenes

    Host: Seth Spillman
    Producer: Chase Spivey
    Writer: Mike Koehler

    🔗 Further research:

    • The Supreme Court’s exhibition on her life and career: https://www.supremecourt.gov/visiting/exhibitions/SOCExhibit/Default.aspx
    • The Sandra Day O’Connor Institute for American Democracy: https://oconnorinstitute.org/
    • iCivics, the Civics Education program she founded: https://vision.icivics.org/about/our-founder/

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