What Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Legacy Meant For Women

This Video Is Dedicated To Ruth Bader Ginsburg Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has passed away from complications of metastasized pancreatic cancer. She’s had previous bouts against cancers, overcoming them. This untimely passing is tragic for all those she has advocated for in her career. She was appointed as the second female Supreme Court Justice in 1993. During her time in the country’s highest court, she fought for women’s rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and more. Her lasting impact will be felt for generations to come. Born in 1933 in Brooklyn, New York, as Ruth Bader. At Cornell University she met and married her husband Martin Ginsburg, taking on his last name. The couple both enrolled at Harvard Law School where Ruth faced discrimination due to her gender. Martin got a job in New York, so Ruth transferred to Columbia University where she graduated top of her class. However, after graduation she could not find a job in law because she was female. Eventually she found a job teaching law at Rutgers University was paid less than her male counterparts. Every discrimination she faced, she just got stronger. She joined the ACLU, American Civil Liberties Union, where she spearheaded the Women’s Rights Project. She wrote the merit to a landmark case in Reed v Reed, where men were preferred for inheritances over women. Ginsburg used the Fourth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause to win the case, starting a revolution. Gender-based discrimination was not allowed constitutionally, starting a movement where hundreds of laws had to be changed. Ruth Bader Ginsburg made monumental change to equal gender rights. Her work and legacy will be remembered forever. We wish the best to her friends and family. Written by: Maria L. Narrated by: Cammie York Edited by: Steven Suñe