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In , Mental Floss magazine profiled how the Arizona cowgirl rose to become the first woman on the U. The day before, on September 25, , she had been sworn in as the first woman on the Supreme Court. Her new office was already littered with briefs and cert requests.

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Not to mention nearly 10, missives from citizens across the nation—packages of hand-knit socks, family pictures, homemade fudge. Then there was the hate mail. So she commandeered a nearby restroom instead. The class became a daily ritual. It was a hot day on the Lazy B ranch when year-old Sandra Day learned how to change a tire. Her father, H.

She left at 7 in the morning—plenty of time to reach the cowboys by mealtime—and drove into the desert alone. The sun was rising.