Sandra Day O'Connor: The first female US Supreme Court judge

The framers of the American Constitution harboured few illusions
about human nature, and that’s why they invested so much
significance in the US Supreme Court, the ultimate check on
executive and legislative power. Sandra Day O’Connor, who died
days ago at the age of 93, was the first woman to be appointed as
a justice in this court. For 25 years, she was one of its most
influential voices. HARDtalk travelled to Washington DC in 2006
to speak to her.


Image: Sandra Day O'Connor, pictured in 2003 (Credit: Tom
Mihalek/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)