Sandra Day O'Connor, first woman on Supreme Court, dies at 93
ViewSandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, died Friday at her home in Phoenix. She was 93 years old.
A statement from the Supreme Court says O'Connor was suffering from "advanced dementia, probably Alzheimer’s, and a respiratory illness."
O'Connor was appointed to the bench in 1981 by...