ruth bader ginsburg timeline By pipesv Mar 15, 1933 RBG was born 1954 graduated top of her class at Cornell 1955 had first kid 1956 continued at Harvard and her husband was diagnosed with testicular cancer 1959 graduated #1 at Columbia Law Period: 1960 to 1962 worked as a clerk under judge Palmieri 1963 professor at Rutgers University Law School Period: 1970 to 1979 she directed the influential Women’s Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union 1972 Frontiero v. Richardson 1973 Kahn v. Shevin 1974 Edwards v. Healy 1974 Weinberger v. Wiesenfeld 1976 Califano v. Goldfarb 1978 Duren v. Missouri Period: 1980 to 1993 she served on court 1993 Bill Clinton appointed her to the Supreme Court of the US 1996 she wrote the majority opinion in United States v. Virginia 2009 she worked with Obama to pass th very first piece of legislation he signed -- the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 2010 her husband passed away Sep 18, 2020 ruth bader ginsburgs death