Ruth Bader Ginsburg

By jesnel01
  • RBG is born

    RBG is born

  • World War II Begins

    World War II Begins

  • World War II Ends

    World War II Ends

  • RBG becomes "Camp Rabbi"

    At a Jewish summer camp, Ruth becomes the leader of religious services, even in a world where women weren't allowed to become rabbis.
  • Joseph McCarthy is Elected

    Joseph McCarthy is Elected

  • The Cold War begins

    The Cold War begins

  • Ruth's Mother Passes Away

  • The Korean War Begins

  • The 22nd Amendment is Ratified

  • RBG Graduates from Cornell University

  • Brown v. Board of Education Declares Segregation Unconstitutional

    Brown v. Board of Education Declares Segregation Unconstitutional

  • The Vietnam War Begins

    The Vietnam War Begins

  • RBG Enrolls in Harvard Law School

    RBG Enrolls in Harvard Law School

  • RBG Transfers and Graduates Law School

    RBG Transfers and Graduates Law School

    With only a year left in school, Ruth transferred from Harvard Law School to Columbia Law School where she graduated as number one in her class.

  • RBG works as a Law Clerk

    Because she couldn't get a job as a lawyer, she worked to find a job relating to law that could be given to a woman.
  • RBG Accepts Job Offer

    RBG Accepts Job Offer

    After many failed attempts to get jobs pertaining to law, Ruth was finally offered a job at Rutgers University Law School as a professor.

  • The Civil Rights Act is Passed

  • RGB Co-Founds the Women's Rights Project

  • Moritz v. Commissioner

    RBG argues that a mother should be able to handle family affairs (specifically those of her children) as well as a man.
  • RBG is Appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals

    RBG is Appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals

  • RBG is Appointed to the Supreme Court

    RBG is Appointed to the Supreme Court

  • Obama Signs for the Fair Pay Act

    Obama Signs for the Fair Pay Act

  • RBG Passes Away

    RBG Passes Away