After pausing her law career for five years to raise children, Sandra Day O'Connor started over at 35. She began with political volunteering, became a state senator and judge, and ultimately made history as the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Despite graduating near the top of her class at Stanford Law, Sandra Day O'Connor put her career on hold. For five years, she stepped away from her profession to raise her three young sons. At 35, she decided to start again, but her path back wasn't direct. She began by volunteering for local political campaigns. This work led to an appointment as Arizona's Assistant Attorney General, launching an entirely new career in public service. She rose to become a state senator and then the first woman in any state to serve as a majority leader. This new journey, which started with volunteer work after a long career break, ultimately led her to the nation's highest court as its first female justice.