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Sandra Day O'Connor was the first woman on the Supreme Court. She was successful in many government positions. Sandra Day O'Connor opposed the death penalty. She was known for her smart mind and ways of thinking.
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Sandra Day O'Connor was the first woman on the Supreme Court. She was successful in many government positions. Sandra Day O'Connor opposed the death penalty. She was known for her smart mind and ways of thinking.
Could you imagine being the first female judge on the Supreme Court? If you can, you can probably imagine what Sandra felt like when she became the first female judge on the Supreme Court. Sandra was born on March 26, 1930. She was raised on ranch and did many masculine things like tending to the cattle. Sandra went to Stanford University, got a B.A. degree and then went to law school.
Sandra was always involved in the government. She became a judge in her county and was on the governor's committee. Sandra was known for her hard and careful work.
Sandra always faught for women's rights. She worked to get women maximum work hours and got rights for women who owned land with their husbands.
In 1981, Sandra was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Reagan. Sandra opposed the death penalty and very rarely charged it.
Sandra was eventually known as Judge O'Connor; As if her gender did not matter. Sandra Day O'Connor broke the ice for women on the Supreme court. She shall be remembered forever because of that.
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1. Sandra was know as Judge O'Connor because:
A. It was a sign of respect
B. It was a sign of disrespect
C. So the men didn't have to call her miss
Answer: A. It was a sign of respect
All the Judges were called Judge **** (whatever their name was). It was a sign of respect Sandra Day O'Connor deserved that respect so they called her Judge O'Connor.
2. When Sandra was young she got her first experience in male dominated areas; what was this experience?
A. Working on a private firm
B. Hanging out with boys in school
C. Working on her ranch doing things like tending to the cattle.
Answer: C. Working on her ranch doing things like tending to the cattle.
Boys were expected to do things like that when she was growing up. It was considered unladylike to tend to cattle and work on a farm.
3. Before being appointed to the Supreme Court, Sandra was know for:
A. being a hard and careful worker
B. being a bad boss
C. Being a government official
Answer: A. Being a hard and careful worker
One of the reasons Sandra was appointed to the Supreme Court was because she was known for doing an excellent job and being a hard and careful worker.