More to know about Ruth Bader Ginsburg

♠ What did she really stand for?

RBG stood for gender equality and fought for what she beleived was right. She once said, "Women's rights are an essential part of the overall human rights agenda, trained on the equal dignity and ability to live in freedom all people should enjoy." Prompted by her own experiences, Ginsburg began to handle sex discrimination complaints referred to her by the New Jersey affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union. Ginsburg envisioned that men and women would "create new traditions by their actions, if artificial barriers are removed, and avenues of opportunity held open to them." The ACLU Women's Rights Project was born in 1972 under Ginsburg's leadership, in order to remove these barriers and open these opportunities

♠What did RBG secure for womens rights?

  • Obtaining a mortgage without a male co-signer
  • Opening a check account without a male co-signer
  • Starting a business without a male co-signer
  • Getting a credit card without a male co-signer
  • Obtaining a Job without gender-based discrimination
  • Obtaining or retaining employment while pregnant
  • Getting birth control without having to get permission from a husband
  • Pension benefits equal to male coworkers

♠"She was a champion of our democracy"

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a truly extraordinary person and a truly brilliant Supreme Court justice. Unlike too many of her colleagues on the court over the years, she understood the most fundamental reasons for judicial review and the most fundamental responsibilities of a justice. Ginsburg knew that democracy may be the best form of government, but recognized that our democracy comes with serious weaknesses. She worked with and fought against these sterotypes to make a truly remarkable contribution to the most fundamental values of our nation.

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