Table of Contents
ISBN: 978-1-5081-4813-5
TITLES IN THIS SERIES
HILLARY CLINTON
KATE MIDDLETON
MALALA YOUSAFZAI
MELINDA GATES
MICHELLE OBAMA
RUTH BADER GINSBURG
Heather Moore Niver
RUTH BADER
GINSBURG
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RUTH BADER GINSBURG HEATHER MOORE NIVER
RUTH BADER
GINSBURG
Heather Moore Niver
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NOTORIOUS R.B.G. .............................. 4
NOT AN EASY CHILDHOOD ...................... 6
SCHOOL DAYS ................................. 8
NEW CHALLENGES ............................
NEW YORK ....................................
REACHING THE SUPREME COURT .............
CONTINUING THE FIGHT .......................
MARRIAGE EQUALITY ..........................
RIVALS! .......................................
HER OWN STYLE ..............................
SMALL BUT MIGHTY ...........................
WHAT SHE DOESNT PLAN TO DO ..............
GLOSSARY ....................................
INDEX ........................................
WEBSITES ....................................
contents
Ruth Bader Ginsburg may be small in stature , but the
role shes played in the ght for equality for all Americans
is anything but small. How did this Supreme Court justice
get the nickname The Notorious R.B.G, which is a play
on the name of the famously large and tough rapper The
Notorious B.I.G.? Ruth has ercely fought for equality,
especially womens rights. Her thoughts and opinions are
strong, whether shes in court or in public. Shes denitely
a force to be reckoned with.
Ruth was the second woman to be named a justice
of the United States Supreme Court, after Sandra Day
OConnor. Ruth is currently the oldest justice on the
bench, but shes far from nished with her work toward
equality for all!
NOTORIOUS R.B.G.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg has gained fame and
earned respect for her strong opinions and
the way she ghts for what she believes in.
On March 15, 1933, Ruth Joan Bader was born to
Nathan and Celia Bader. Ruth was raised in Brooklyn, New
York, during the Great Depression, which was a period of
worldwide economic hardship and unemployment. Ruths
father worked as a furrier . Unfortunately, not many people
bought furs during the Great Depression. It was a tough
time for people, including the Baders. Ruth had a sister,
Marilyn, but she died when Ruth was still young.
Celia Bader taught her daughters how important it
was to get a good education. Ruths mother didnt go to
college. She worked in a factory making clothes in order
to pay for her brother to go to college. Celia also taught
her daughters to be
independent women
who could think
for themselves.
In Her Words
My mother told me two things constantly. One was
to be a lady, and the other was to be independent.
The study of law was unusual for women of my
generation. For most girls growing up in the 40s,
the most important degree was not your B.A.
[college degree], but your M.R.S. [married name].
Interview for the American Civil Liberties
Unions (ACLUs) Tribute: The Legacy of
Ruth Bader Ginsburg and WRP Staff
Ruth grew up during a difcult time in American
history. Her parentsespecially her mothertaught
her how important it was to be strong and smart.
Celia never got to see her daughter go to college. She
died of cancer the day before Ruth graduated from James
Madison High School. Ruth then attended Cornell University
in Ithaca, New York, where she met another law student
named Martin Ginsburg, who was often called Marty. They
married in 1954, shortly after Ruth graduated at the very top
of her class. Later that year, Marty was called up to join the
military, and Ruth gave birth to their rst child, Jane.
By 1956, Marty was discharged, or let out of the
military. They moved their little family to Massachusetts,
where they both enrolled as students at Harvard Law School.
Ruth was one of only nine women in her law school class.
The schools dean criticized women for taking spots he
believed should have
gone to men.
SCHOOL DAYS
In Her Words
Neither of my parents had the means to attend
college, but both taught me to love learning, to
care about people, and to work hard for whatever
I wanted or believed in.
Statement from the U.S. Senate
hearings concerning Ruths nomination to
the U.S. Supreme Court, given in July 1993
Ruth and Marty were married for 56
years. Marty died of cancer in 2010.
