Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to ascend to the high court and its most influential jurist for much of her 24-year career, has died.
During a crucial period in American law when abortion, affirmative action, sex discrimination and voting rights were on the docket she was the most powerful woman in the country.
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