Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Civil Rights & Human Rights
US Supreme Court Justice and champion of gender equality.
1933, Brooklyn, New York, United States — 2020, Washington, D.C., United States
United States (New York, Washington)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death in 2020.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1993–2020) and, before that, the leading litigator for gender equality in American law, arguing landmark cases that struck down sex discrimination. Her powerful dissents made her a cultural icon. Born to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, she was of documented Jewish origin and often reflected on how her Jewish heritage shaped her commitment to justice.
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US Supreme Court Justice and champion of gender equality.
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