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Birth
She was born Joan Ruth Bader on March 15th, 1933 -
Graduation
She graduated from Cornell at the top her class in 1954 -
First child
She had her first child in 1955 -
Transfer
She transfered from Harvard to Columbia where she graduated first in her class in 1959 -
Rutgers
she accepted a job as a professor at Rutgers University Law School in 1963 -
Law Reporter
In 1970, she co-founded the Women's Rights Law Reporter, the first law journal in the U.S. to focus exclusively on women's rights -
Women's Rights Project
In 1972, Ginsburg co-founded the Women's Rights Project at the American Civil Liberties Union -
Counsel
1973, she became the Project's general counsel. -
Court of Appeals
Ginsburg accepted Jimmy Carter’s appointment to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in 1980 -
Supreme Court
She served on the court for thirteen years until 1993, when Bill Clinton appointed her to the Supreme Court of the United States. -
States v. Virgina
In 1996, Ginsburg wrote the majority opinion in United States v. Virginia, holding that qualified women could not be denied admission to Virginia Military Institute. -
Ledbetter V. Goodyear
insburg dissented in the court's decision on Ledbetter v. Goodyear, 550 U.S. 618 (2007), a case where plaintiff Lilly Ledbetter filed a lawsuit against her employer claiming pay discrimination based on her gender under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In a 5–4 decision, the majority interpreted the statute of limitations as starting to run at the time of every pay period, even if a woman did not know she was being paid less than her male colleague until later. -
Lilly Ledbetter fair pay act
Following the election of President Barack Obama in 2008, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, making it easier for employees to win pay discrimination claims, became law.[76][4] Ginsburg was credited with helping to inspire the law -
Death
Ginsburg died from complications of pancreatic cancer on September 18, 2020, at age 87