Sandra Day O'Connor, First Woman Supreme Court Justice, Dies at 93
• Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman Supreme Court justice, died at age 93; she was praised by politicians from both parties as a trailblazer and icon.
• O'Connor was an Arizona native who brought her pragmatism and independence to the Supreme Court; she often served as a swing vote siding with liberal justices.
• As a justice, legislator, cancer survivor, and more, O'Connor forged new paths for women in the law.
• O'Connor retired in 2006 to care for her husband, who had Alzheimer's, and later focused on civics education initiatives.
• In 2018, O'Connor retired from public life after revealing she had been diagnosed with dementia.