And exhibit opens this coming Thursday at the Museum of the Arizona Historical Society. This exhibit will illustrate the incredible life and career of an incredible woman, Supreme Court Judge Sandra Day O’Connor. The museum is located close to Papago Park in Tempe, Arizona and will include photographs, iconic artifacts including her collar and her judicial robe and items from her childhood while she grew up on the Lazy B Ranch as well as other personal items from the family’s collection, and will include a video presentation of her life…a document from youth throughout her years of education, and her career in both the civic and the legal worlds.
O’Connor has become an icon, a female icon for just what a girl can accomplish in this day and age, and she did it all, in her day and age. She became the leading voice for females throughout the United States, spanning twenty five years. She was born in 1930, and prior to her Supreme Court seat, the first held by a woman in the history of the United States–appointed to her by President Ronald Reagan, she served as a judge for the state of Arizona, and Associate Justice. In 2006, the Law College of ASU was named for Sandra Day O’Connor. She has remained influential and retained a spirit that is unequaled.
Any young girl who dreams of a career in any law office in the country, or any woman dreams of reaching her goals to the best of her aspirations and abilities, will find inspiration in the exhibit and in the life of this remarkable woman. Not only will the exhibit open, but her house, an adobe house wherein she raised her children has been moved to the site of the Historical Society and will continue to serve as a gathering place and office for those who wish to join her in her continued efforts towards political and social reforms in the State of Arizona, civil action resulting from civil talk. Just a few days ago she was awarded by President Barack Obama, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. This the highest honor bestowed upon a civilian in the United States, and one that is well deserved.
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