Administering Oath to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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In 1993, president Bill Clinton nominated Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the supreme court. This specific picture shows the supreme court chief justive William Rehnquist administering the oath of office to Ginsburg. This would make RGB the 107th supreme court justice and more importantly, the second woman (Sandra Day O'conner being first), to serve on the Supreme court. RBG was known to promote womens rights from the high court and played a significant role in many controversial cases. In 1996 Ginsburg wrote the supreme courts landmark decision in United States v. Virginia, which supported that the Virginia military institution could not refuse to admit women. RGB became one of the largest female icons of all time on and off the supreme court.

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History.com Editors. “Ruth Bader Ginsburg.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 9 Nov. 2009, www.history.com/topics/womens-history/ruth-bader-ginsburg.

Dunn, Katie. “Take a Look Back at Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Historic Life in Photos.” Town & Country, Town & Country, 21 Sept. 2020, www.townandcountrymag.com/society/politics/g34081280/ruth-bader-ginsburg....

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ACLU womens rights project

1972 to 1980

In 1972, Ruth Bader Ginsburg co-founded the Womens Rights Project at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). She did this until she got appointed to the federal bench in 1980. While Ruth was apart of the ACLU, she led some of the most important legal cases to the supreme court. Many of these cases established a foundation for current legal matters against sex discrimination in America and helped create a foundation for womens rights in the future.  by 1974, ACLU participated in over 300 sex discrimination cases and through 1969-1980, 66 percent of gender discrimination cases were decided by the supreme court. Ruth wanted to ensure that the ALCU was spreading awareness and making a difference in womens rights and equality. She stated, "I want to be a part of a general human rights agenda... [promoting] the equailty of all people and the ability to be free".

“ACLU History: A Driving Force for Change: The ACLU Women's Rights Project.” American Civil Liberties Union, 1 Sept. 2010, www.aclu.org/other/aclu-history-driving-force-change-aclu-womens-rights-....

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Engaging English (F20 ENGL 202-01 Purdue)

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10 Aug 19th century