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How Sandra Day O’Connor Shaped The Supreme Court

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In 1981, the first woman Supreme Court justice was nominated. Filmmaker Michelle Ferrari joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the life and career of Sandra Day O’Connor, a nominee of President Ronald Reagan who became a critical swing vote on historic issues of race, gender and reproductive rights. The documentary “Sandra Day O’Connor: The First” airs tonight on PBS’s American Experience.