By : Bhoomi Jain
Published : March 12, 2021
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was born on March 15, 1993 in Brooklyn, New York. She served as
a former associate judge of the Supreme Court for twenty-seven years and unfortunately passed away on September 18, 2020 due to metastatic pancreas cancer. During her twenty-seven years in court she fought against many cases dealing with discrimination, racism, and gender equality. Even in her time before becoming a judge she served as the director of the Women's Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union in which she fought for women’s rights.
From the very beginning of Ms.Ginsberg's life to the end, her struggles never ended. As a child Ms.Ginsburg took the heavy option of putting aside her education, so she could finance her brother’s college fees. This helped her love for education grow and continued to encourage her to keep trying. This love and passion helped her excel leading her to Cornell University. Even though she had to put her education on hold once again to start her family, it didn’t stop her from coming back even stronger and more determined. She continued keeping her position of being at the top of her class in law school while also taking care of her sick husband. Even though she was the top of the class, she faced a lot of discrimination, and wasn’t able to find a job for a while. Even after being accepted to some of the highest job positions held by women, her salary was still lower than the mens’. This anger fueled her passion for fighting for equal rights that both women and men deserved. She maintained her idea that both men and women deserved to be complete equals throughout her entire career.
Throughout her life Ms.Ginsburg believed that the law was gender-blind and believed that both men and women should both have equal rights. She fought six ground landmark cases in front of the Supreme Court before they decided to look deeper into gender discrimination. During her cases she fought for both women and men who were being discriminated against. Whenever she fought a case, she argued against certain sections of women's' discrimination instead of at the whole idea. This would help bring small possible changes instead of dreaming big and bringing no change at all. She believed that change should not only be brought out in courts, but also as well as the other branches, such as the legislation and congress.
Ms.Ginsburg may have left us, but she made sure to leave behind an unforgettable legacy empowering many women and men to take action against discrimination.
Resources:
“ACLU News & Commentary.” American Civil Liberties Union, www.aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/ruth-bader-ginsburgs-fight-for-gender-equity-was-for-all-of-us/.
“Ruth Bader Ginsburg .” {{Meta.siteName}}, www.oyez.org/justices/ruth_bader_ginsburg#:~:text=In%20this%20position%2C%20she%20led,before%20the%20U.S.%20Supreme%20Court.
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