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Sandra Day O’Connor saw civics education as key to the future of democracy

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par Joshua Jansa, Associate Professor of Political Science, Oklahoma State University
Eve Ringsmuth, Associate Professor of Political Science, Oklahoma State University

Beyond her trailblazing role as the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor considered iCivics – a civics education nonprofit founded after she retired from the court – to be her “most important legacy.”

“The practice of democracy is not passed down through the gene pool,” O’Connor once stated. “It must be taught and learned by each new generation.”

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