Today a woman has reached a new summit of power in Washington.  Sandra Day O'Connor has become the first woman Supreme Court Justice in United States history. In this widely researched book author Judith Bentley tells the story of Justice O'Connor's life, her vigorous ranch childhood in the west, her energetic pursuit of education, and her lifelong devotion to law and justice. Readers will appreciate the more than symbolic importance of this contemporary woman whose habit was to set high goals for herself and then go about achieving them.

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