num_pages: 421
description: Sandra Day O'Connor, America's first woman justice, was called the most powerful woman in America. She became the axis on which the Supreme Court turned, and it was often said that to gauge the direction of American law, one need look only to O'Connor's vote. Drawing on information gleaned from once-private papers, hundreds of interviews, and the insight gained from nearly two decades of covering the Supreme Court, author Joan Biskupic offers readers a fascinating portrait of a complex and multifaceted woman—lawyer, politician, legislator, and justice, as well as wife, mother, A-list society hostess, and competitive athlete. Biskupic provides an in-depth account of her transformation from tentative jurist to confident architect of American law.
language: English
title: Sandra Day O'Connor: How the First Woman on the Supreme Court Became Its Most Influential Justice
titlecomplete: Sandra Day O'Connor: How the First Woman on the Supreme Court Became Its Most Influential Justice
characters: Sandra Day O'Connor
genres: Womens, Feminism, American History, Politics, Nonfiction, History, Book Club, Law, Biography Memoir, Biography
ratings_count: 412
publisher: Ecco