Join us as we explore the groundbreaking life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1993 until her death in 2020. We trace her journey from her childhood in Brooklyn to graduating tied for first in her class at Columbia Law School, a feat accomplished despite the gender discrimination she faced in academia and the job market,,. Listeners will learn about her pivotal work co-founding the ACLU’s Women’s Rights Project, where she strategically argued cases to end gender discrimination under the law,.

This episode examines her judicial tenure, starting with her nomination by President Bill Clinton and her "cautious" early reputation, through to her majority opinion striking down the Virginia Military Institute's male-only admissions policy,,. We also discuss her evolution into the leader of th ...