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Sandra Day O’Connor was born March 26, 1930 in Texas, but moved to the Lazy B Ranch in Arizona at a young age where she had a difficult childhood. The ranch had neither electricity nor running water until Sandra turned seven years old. The family spen

Sandra Day O’Connor was born March 26, 1930 in Texas, but moved to the Lazy B Ranch in Arizona at a young age where she had a difficult childhood. The ranch had neither electricity nor running water until Sandra turned seven years old. The family spent most of their time in isolation because their nearest neighbors lived miles away. Eventually she moved in with her grandmother in Texas where she received her education, but withdrew from her classes and moved back to Arizona due to homesickness. She graduated at age sixteen with excellent grades and furthered her education at Stanford University where she majored in Economics. After her parents’ ranch got into l...

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