Justice RBG

life span

Period: Mar 15, 1933 to Sep 19, 2020

March 15, 1933, in Brooklyn, New York.

graduation

1959

although she was one of the few women in the class, she graduated at the TOP of her class

became a professor at Rutgers University

1963

Became first female professor at at Columbia University

1972

Accepted Jimmy Carter’s appointment to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia

1980

Bill Clinton appointed her to the Supreme Court of the United States.

1993

Ginsburg wrote the majority opinion in United States v. Virginia

1996

Which stated that qualified women could not be denied admission to Virginia Military Institute.

Worked with President Obama to pass the very first piece of legislation he signed, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

2009

Another example of Ginsburg's fierce and passionate advocating for women as well as men who are discriminated against.