RBG

By katedeming
  • Born

    Born

    RBG was born to parents that fled anti-Jewish semitism in Europe. She was born in Brooklyn, New York
  • Cornell

    Cornell

    RBG started at Cornell, she had to be exceptionally smart to get into the school but had to pretend to be be less smart in order to get the attention of any men.
  • Started at Harvard Law School

    Started at Harvard Law School

    She was inspired in her constitutional law class at Cornell and believed that she could be a good lawyer.
  • Became leader of American Civil Liberties Union

    Became leader of American Civil Liberties Union

    Was asked to be lead lawyer for women's right project because they believe it was women's work. She was lead lawyer on 6 cases that went up to the Supreme Court and she won 5 of them.
  • Became Judge for Supreme court of appeals

    Became Judge for Supreme court of appeals

    Jimmy Carter appointed her to this position where she worked for 13 years. She was the 2nd women to be appointed to this position.
  • SCOTUS Justice

    SCOTUS Justice

    Bill Clinton appointed her to the Supreme Court of the United States. She was the 1st Jewish woman and the 2nd women to serve.

  • Cancer Diagnosis

    She was diagnosed with cancer and required surgery. She returned to the Supreme Court only 19 days after the surgery because she believed that young women needed her as a role model.

  • Lost battle to Cancer

    RBG lost her battle to metastatic pancreas cancer.