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Ruth Bader Ginsburg — This Day in Women's History

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American · Law · Activism

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

1933 – 2020

Supreme Court Justice who championed gender equality across a decades-long legal career.

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Mar151933
Law
Ruth Bader Ginsburg born in Brooklyn
The future Justice is born Joan Ruth Bader.
Supreme Court of the United States
Aug101993
Law
Sworn in to the U.S. Supreme Court
Second woman to serve as a Justice.
Supreme Court — Members