How Politics and Personality Propelled the First Female Justice to the Supreme Court | Sandra Day O’Connor: The First

Learn how Sandra Day O’Connor’s unique skills and personality, combined with a politically motivated decision by President Reagan to appeal to female voters, led to her historic confirmation as the first female Supreme Court justice in these videos adapted from Sandra Day O’Connor: The First | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. This resource can help students understand why O’Connor was considered the perfect choice to be the first woman justice on the Supreme Court.