Ruth Bader Ginsburg was easily one of the most powerful women to ever walk this earth. RBG was born on March 15, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York. RBG's father, Nathan Bader was born around Odessa, Ukraine. Her mother, Cecelia Amster Bader, was born in New York, United States. RBG lived a very successful and eventful life, although she sadly passed away September 18, 2020 from metastatic pancreatic cancer. 

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a student excelling in all her classes all the time. Her mother influenced her schooling career in many ways, including her love for school, learning and being a voice for people around the world. She ended her high school career at James Madison HS, ending at the top of her classes. After high school, she enrolled in Cornell college, majoring in government, and graduated in 1954. 

While at Cornell, she met her future husband Martin David Ginsburg. Shortly after her graduation at Cornell, the pair married in 1954. While taking a break from her education, she had her first child in 1955. Her first child, Jane C. Ginsburg was born July 21, 1955, and also grew up to be an attorney. Following the birth of their first child, Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s husband was drafted to the military for two years. During his service, Ruth Bader Ginsburg worked in a Social Security office in Lawton, Oklahoma near her husband’s station. Upon her husband's return from the military, Ginsburg decided to enroll at Harvard Law School alongside her husband. When Ruth entered the classroom she was met with only nine women in a class of over five hundred peers.

RBG found herself struggling to find her balance between being a scholar, a mother, and a spouse. Even more, Ruth fought hard to prove her excellence, studying hard to one-up the men in her class. Ruth left Harvard at the top of her class, following her husband after his graduation. Matin accepted a job at a New York Law Firm, and Ruth transferred to Columbia Law School, graduating in 1959 as first in class. In 1963 Ruth Bader Ginsburg started teaching at Rutgers University Law School, and finished in 1972. After she finished at Rutgers in ‘72, she moved onto teaching at Columbia Law School, becoming the first female professor to ever teach there. Ruth’s professional life was followed by many impressive and important jobs.

Ruth's first true encounter with her love for politics was when she was appointed in 1980 by Jimmy Carter to join the U.S court of appeals for the Columbia district. She served in Columbia for 13 years until Bill Clinton appointed her onto the U.S supreme court in 1933 to replace justice Bryon White. In the end of the voting, she easily sweeped the race with 96-3. Therefore, she officially became a Supreme court justice, the second woman to ever sit in the seat, as well as the first Jewish female justice.

As she joined the court, she became a part of the liberal block of justices, where she became a big voice for gender equality, LGBTQ+ rights, and rights of workers. Ruth’s first big case was the Frontiero v. Richardson case in 1973. This case's arguments started January 17, 1973 and officially became decided on May 14, 1973. In the main article it shows, Ruth Bader Ginsburg argued the cause for the American Civil Liberties Union as amicus curiae urging reversal. With her on the brief was Melvin L. Wulf. This case was a law with benefits on the basis of gender that violated the Constitution, but it could not agree on why. In the “History” article it states  “In 1996, Ginsburg wrote the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in United States v. Virginia, which held that the state-supported Virginia Military Institute could not refuse to admit women. In 1999, she won the American Bar Association’s Thurgood Marshall Award for her contributions to gender equality and civil rights.” 

Sadly, Ruth Bader Ginsburg husband, Martin Ginsburg died on June 27, 2010 due to cancer. During their marriage, they have learned, accomplished, and fought together. RBG cherished her moment with her husband and spoke of nothing but amazing things about him. Ruth lived the rest of her life for Martin and continuously worked to make him proud. Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away September 18, 2020, in Washington DC due to metastatic pancreatic cancer.  

Ruth Bader Ginsburg children grew up to be fearless and successful adult, just the way that their mother and father raised them to be. Her daughter, Jane Carol Ginsburg, grew up to be an American attorney along with a Professor of Literary and Artistic Property Law at the Columbia Law School. Ruth’s son, James Steven Ginsburg, graduated from the University of Chicago and became an American music producer while also owning Cedille Records. 

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was easily one of the biggest inspirations for women throughout her whole life. She changed so much for women that we never thought would ever be possible. She always would fight for her rights along with every other human in the world that believed in her. Her legacy will forever be remembered and cherished to all that were by her side. She will always be loved by many, she will never be replaced nor forgotten.