Sandra Day O'Connor was born in El Paso, Texas March 26, 1930. She lived a pioneer like life on a ranch with her parents. This helped her grow her independent spirit of a hard working woman. Her family also encouraged her to strive to be educated. O’Connor attended Stanford University where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics. After that she then attended Stanford Law school and received a law degree and graduated third in her class along with a future colleague William Rehnquist. Regardless of her academic abilities she had tried to apply to many law firms but none of them would hire her due to being a women. One firm, however, did agree to hire her under the conditions that she would not be paid and would have to share a
