Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

An Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, born on March 15, 1933, in Brooklyn, New York.

Metastatic pancreas cancer

The cause of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death on September 18, 2020.

Cornell University

The institution where Ruth Bader Ginsburg graduated in 1954 with high honors in Government.

Harvard University

The law school where Ginsburg was one of only 9 women in a class of 500 students.

U.S. District Judge Edmund L. Palmieri

The judge who hired Ruth Bader Ginsburg as a clerk after she struggled to find a job due to gender discrimination.

Women’s Rights Project

An initiative directed by Ginsburg at the American Civil Liberties Union during the 1970s.

United States vs. Virginia

A 1996 case where Ginsburg wrote the majority opinion defending women's admission to Virginia Military Institute.

Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009

Legislation Ginsburg worked with President Obama to pass, aimed at addressing pay discrimination.

Gender discrimination

Prejudice or unfair treatment based on a person's gender, a key issue Ginsburg fought against throughout her career.

Patriarchal system

A social system that Ginsburg challenged through her legal work and advocacy for women's rights.