First : Sandra Day O'Connor /

She was born in 1930 in El Paso and grew up on a cattle ranch in Arizona. At a time when women were expected to be homemakers, she set her sights on Stanford University. When she graduated near the top of her class at law school in 1952, no firm would even interview her. But Sandra Day O'Connor...

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Main Author: Thomas, Evan, 1951- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, [2019]
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