Ruth Bader Ginsburg is sworn into the Supreme Court.Photo: KORT DUCE/AFP/Getty
Ruth Bader Ginsburgbroke multiple glass ceilings while raising a family and leaving a legacy that will last forever.The second woman to sit on the Supreme Court died on Sept. 18, 2020, after more than 25 years of service. She was sworn into her position on Aug. 10, 1993.Here, on the 30th anniversary of that momentous occasion, revisit the late justice’s life in photos.
Ruth Bader Ginsburgbroke multiple glass ceilings while raising a family and leaving a legacy that will last forever.
The second woman to sit on the Supreme Court died on Sept. 18, 2020, after more than 25 years of service. She was sworn into her position on Aug. 10, 1993.
Here, on the 30th anniversary of that momentous occasion, revisit the late justice’s life in photos.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Early Life
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She’s pictured here in her senior year at Cornell in 1953, after announcing her engagement to Martin Ginsburg.
02of 21Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Husband MartinCollection Of THe Supreme Court Of The United StatesAs a newlywed with Martin during his service in Ft. Still, Oklahoma.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Husband Martin
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As a newlywed with Martin during his service in Ft. Still, Oklahoma.
03of 21Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s FamilyMartin and Ruth welcomed two children together, Jane (pictured here in a home video still circa 1955) and son James. Ruth raised them while attending law school at Harvard — and caring for Martin as he battled testicular cancer.Upon Martin’s graduation, he received a job in New York; Ruth transferred to Columbia, but despite graduating at the top of her class, she could not find a law firm job or clerkship anywhere. She finally got a job as a professor at Rutgers University in New Jersey in 1963, having to hide her second pregnancy until her job was secure.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Family
Martin and Ruth welcomed two children together, Jane (pictured here in a home video still circa 1955) and son James. Ruth raised them while attending law school at Harvard — and caring for Martin as he battled testicular cancer.
Upon Martin’s graduation, he received a job in New York; Ruth transferred to Columbia, but despite graduating at the top of her class, she could not find a law firm job or clerkship anywhere. She finally got a job as a professor at Rutgers University in New Jersey in 1963, having to hide her second pregnancy until her job was secure.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Balancing Work and Family
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“After Jane’s bedtime, I returned to the law books with renewed will. Each part of my life provided respite from the other and gave me a sense of proportion that classmates trained only on law studies lacked.”
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Legal Legacy
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In 1971, she first brought a case to the Supreme Court, Reed vs. Reed, which argued that women should be equally considered as executors of estates, and won. It was the start ofmany gender equality cases she would become known for.
06of 21Ruth Bader Ginsburg on MartinCollection of the Supreme Court of the United StatesGinsburg gave Martin (in the U.S. Virgin Islands with their children) much credit for her success,writing in theNew York Times, “I have had more than a little bit of luck in life, but nothing equals in magnitude my marriage to Martin D. Ginsburg. I do not have words adequate to describe my supersmart, exuberant, ever-loving spouse.” His willingness to bolster her career (and cook for their family) was something she was publicly very grateful for.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Martin
Ginsburg gave Martin (in the U.S. Virgin Islands with their children) much credit for her success,writing in theNew York Times, “I have had more than a little bit of luck in life, but nothing equals in magnitude my marriage to Martin D. Ginsburg. I do not have words adequate to describe my supersmart, exuberant, ever-loving spouse.” His willingness to bolster her career (and cook for their family) was something she was publicly very grateful for.
07of 21Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 1985AP Photo/Dennis Cook/ShutterstockOn vacation in Egypt with her family in 1985.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 1985
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On vacation in Egypt with her family in 1985.
08of 21Ruth Bader Ginsburg on VacationThe Ginsburgs.Collection of the Supreme Court of the United StatesThe couple during a tropical vacation.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Vacation
The couple during a tropical vacation.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg with U.S. Senators in 1993
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10of 21Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is Sworn InPresident Bill Clinton and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg walk outside the White House in 1993.DAVID AKE/Getty ImagesGinsburg with President Clinton on the way to the Rose Garden in June 1993 for the announcement of her Supreme Court appointment.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is Sworn In
President Bill Clinton and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg walk outside the White House in 1993.DAVID AKE/Getty Images
Ginsburg with President Clinton on the way to the Rose Garden in June 1993 for the announcement of her Supreme Court appointment.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 1993
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg with Her Grandchildren
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13of 21Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 1997Ruth Bader Ginsburg.Timothy Greenfield-Sanders/Contour/GettySitting for a portrait for theNew York Timesin 1997.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 1997
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Sitting for a portrait for theNew York Timesin 1997.
14of 21Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Lasting Love with MartinAnnie Groer/Getty imagesHer relationship with Martin remained something she was proud of until his death in 2010.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Lasting Love with Martin
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Her relationship with Martin remained something she was proud of until his death in 2010.
15of 21Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the Supreme Court’s Female JusticesPablo Martinez Monsivais/AP/REX/ShutterstockBy 2010, Ginsburg was one of three women on the Supreme Court, alongside Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor (pictured at a Women’s History Month event in 2015).“People ask me, ‘But when do you think there will be enough [female justices]?'“Ginsburg once said. “I say, well, when there are nine! And people are aghast. We’ve had nine men for most of the country’s history and no one thought that … there was anything wrong with that.”
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the Supreme Court’s Female Justices
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By 2010, Ginsburg was one of three women on the Supreme Court, alongside Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor (pictured at a Women’s History Month event in 2015).
“People ask me, ‘But when do you think there will be enough [female justices]?'“Ginsburg once said. “I say, well, when there are nine! And people are aghast. We’ve had nine men for most of the country’s history and no one thought that … there was anything wrong with that.”
16of 21Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 2011Pat Greenhouse/Getty ImagesShe was honored with an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Harvard in 2011 — and a special serenade from Placido Domingo, a thrill for the lifelong opera fan.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 2011
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She was honored with an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Harvard in 2011 — and a special serenade from Placido Domingo, a thrill for the lifelong opera fan.
17of 21Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 2012The Supreme Court justice greeted PresidentBarack Obamabefore his State of the Union address in 2012.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 2012
The Supreme Court justice greeted PresidentBarack Obamabefore his State of the Union address in 2012.
18of 21Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Pop CultureCNN Films/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock.In her last decade, Ginsburg became a pop culture icon, drawing acclaim for her tough workout regimen and no-nonsense attitude about, well, everything. She was the subject of a documentary,RBG, and a film staring Felicity Jones,On the Basis of Sex.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Pop Culture
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In her last decade, Ginsburg became a pop culture icon, drawing acclaim for her tough workout regimen and no-nonsense attitude about, well, everything. She was the subject of a documentary,RBG, and a film staring Felicity Jones,On the Basis of Sex.
19of 21Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s FriendshipsThough a champion of liberal causes, Ginsburg was known for maintaining strong friendships with those with opposing views, including conservative Justice Antonin Scalia,who wrote a tribute to her in 2015.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Friendships
Though a champion of liberal causes, Ginsburg was known for maintaining strong friendships with those with opposing views, including conservative Justice Antonin Scalia,who wrote a tribute to her in 2015.
20of 21Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Later YearsShannon Finney/Getty ImagesDespite facing health battles in her final few years (she overcame cancer five times and never missed a day on the Supreme Court bench), Ginsburg worked up until the end, voting with the Supreme Court through June and speaking in public, including at this event in February 2020.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Later Years
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Despite facing health battles in her final few years (she overcame cancer five times and never missed a day on the Supreme Court bench), Ginsburg worked up until the end, voting with the Supreme Court through June and speaking in public, including at this event in February 2020.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Legacy
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As people mourned her on social media, many shared this famous quote that most summed up her life’s work: “Women belong in all places where decisions are being made.”
source: people.com
