Female Politician Outline
Sandra Day O’Connor. Amani Elkhatib. October 7, 2015 Introduction: Introduce your selection and include why you chose this person for your case study. State your thesis in this paragraph.
Nominated by Ronald Reagan, Sandra Day O’Connor faced much criticism from equal sides of the left and right. She was faced with lots of scorn and had many expectations on her shoulders. In 1981, Sandra Day O’Connor became the first woman justice to ever be appointed to the Supreme Court. Criticism from the conservatives branched from her lack of experience on constitutional and federal judicial knowledge. However, the liberals were much pleased to see a woman on the Supreme Court although they were dismayed at the simple fact …show more content…
What makes your selection unique? How did their gender, race, disability, social position or their ethnic identity shape their life? For example, consider difference between and among the women politicians: White middle class female verses Catholic immigrant, Jewish female born at different time verses Hispanic or black female.
• Sandra Day O’Connor was born in El Paso, Texas on March 26th, 1930.
• She was of the English ethnicity and followed the Episcopalian religion.
• Her father, Harry, and her mother, Ada Mae, owned a ranch called Lazy B Cattle in Southeastern Arizona.
• Her parents were of the upper-middle class.
• O’Conner grew up on her parent’s ranch, where she also experienced many difficult times due to the fact that she lived without running water and electricity until she was seven years …show more content…
She learned to ride horses, mend cattle, and drive her parent’s tractors.
College, University, Post Graduate:
College dates attended, major, degree, organizations, leadership
Post-graduate and law school attendance
Legal scholarship
Academic standing
Clerkships: State, District, Appeals Courts
• O’Connor attended Stanford University and majored in economics in hopes of owning and operating her own Little B Ranch.
• She graduated Stanford Law School in 1952 after receiving her baccalaureate in magna cum laude.
• Sandra Day O’Connor was third in her class.
• She served on the Stanford Law Review.
Profession: Including analysis of the continuing development of political ideology. Consider obstacles, opportunities, connections, (luck!) etc.
• O’Connor is considered a federalist and a moderate conservative
• About 40 law schools did not hire O’Connor after law school due to the fact that she was a woman.
• Due to her failure to find work, O’Connor decided to pursue public service. She began working as a deputy county attorney for San Mateo, California.
• Sandra then served as a lawyer in the Quartermaster’s Corps due to her husband, John O’Connor, being drafted into the General
Sandra Day O’Connor. Amani Elkhatib. October 7, 2015 Introduction: Introduce your selection and include why you chose this person for your case study. State your thesis in this paragraph.
Nominated by Ronald Reagan, Sandra Day O’Connor faced much criticism from equal sides of the left and right. She was faced with lots of scorn and had many expectations on her shoulders. In 1981, Sandra Day O’Connor became the first woman justice to ever be appointed to the Supreme Court. Criticism from the conservatives branched from her lack of experience on constitutional and federal judicial knowledge. However, the liberals were much pleased to see a woman on the Supreme Court although they were dismayed at the simple fact …show more content…
What makes your selection unique? How did their gender, race, disability, social position or their ethnic identity shape their life? For example, consider difference between and among the women politicians: White middle class female verses Catholic immigrant, Jewish female born at different time verses Hispanic or black female.
• Sandra Day O’Connor was born in El Paso, Texas on March 26th, 1930.
• She was of the English ethnicity and followed the Episcopalian religion.
• Her father, Harry, and her mother, Ada Mae, owned a ranch called Lazy B Cattle in Southeastern Arizona.
• Her parents were of the upper-middle class.
• O’Conner grew up on her parent’s ranch, where she also experienced many difficult times due to the fact that she lived without running water and electricity until she was seven years …show more content…
She learned to ride horses, mend cattle, and drive her parent’s tractors.
College, University, Post Graduate:
College dates attended, major, degree, organizations, leadership
Post-graduate and law school attendance
Legal scholarship
Academic standing
Clerkships: State, District, Appeals Courts
• O’Connor attended Stanford University and majored in economics in hopes of owning and operating her own Little B Ranch.
• She graduated Stanford Law School in 1952 after receiving her baccalaureate in magna cum laude.
• Sandra Day O’Connor was third in her class.
• She served on the Stanford Law Review.
Profession: Including analysis of the continuing development of political ideology. Consider obstacles, opportunities, connections, (luck!) etc.
• O’Connor is considered a federalist and a moderate conservative
• About 40 law schools did not hire O’Connor after law school due to the fact that she was a woman.
• Due to her failure to find work, O’Connor decided to pursue public service. She began working as a deputy county attorney for San Mateo, California.
• Sandra then served as a lawyer in the Quartermaster’s Corps due to her husband, John O’Connor, being drafted into the General