Ruth Bader Ginsburg was born on March 15, 1993, New York and grew up in low income working class neighborhood. Ginsburg was first in her class at Cornell University and later earned her bachelor degree in government in 1954. Afterwards, Ginsburg enrolled in Harvard law school but later transferred to Columbia Law School and graduated first in her class. Ginsberg later taught at Rutgers University Law School and Columbia and became the school’s first female tenured professor. During the 1970’s, Ginsberg argued six landmark cases to the Supreme Court as director of the Women’s Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Unions. In 1980, Ginsburg was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia by President Jimmy Carter and was later appointed to the Supreme Court in 1993 by President Bill Clinton. Now, Ginsburg continues to serve on the Supreme Court and has become a strong advocate for women’s equality.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She is the second female justice, after Sandra Day O’Connor, and one of four female justices appointed on the Supreme Court along with Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, who are still serving. She is generally viewed as belonging to the liberal wing of the Court.
“Women will only have true equality when men share with them the responsibility of bringing up the next generation.” -Ruth Bader Ginsberg