First

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Based on exclusive interviews and access to Supreme Court archives, First is an intimate and inspiring biography of America's first female Supreme Court justice, Sandra Day O'Connor. O'Connor's story is that of a woman who repeatedly shattered glass ceilings. Her path to the Court was not easy; although she graduated near the top of her law school class in 1952, no firm would even interview her. As a judge on the Arizona Court of Appeals, she stood up to corrupt lawyers and humanized the law. When President Ronald Reagan appointed her to the Court in 1981, she would go on to serve for a quarter-century, hearing cases that ultimately shaped American law. O'Connor endured every difficulty with grit and poise, from her cancer diagnosis at fifty-eight to caring for a husband with Alzheimer's. Women and men today will be inspired by O'Connor, a woman who loved her family and believed in serving her country, and who, when she became the most powerful woman in America, built a bridge forward for others to follow. -- Publisher's description