Ruth Bader Ginsburg Essay

Ruth Bader Ginsburg (R.B.G.) has had a life with many adversities. Yet she still managed to push through them to live her life the way she wanted and not how others dictated. She had a profound impact on American society and helped shape it to be what it is today. R.B.G. grew up against the odds. Her mother taught her early in her life to value independence and a good education. R.B.G. took this to heart and graduated from Cornell University at the top of her class with a Bachelors degree. Despite already having the Bachelors degree, she decided to aspire further by enrolling into Harvard's law school. While studying at Harvard Ruth and eight other females where antagonized by the Dean of the Law School for taking places of qualified males. Despite being antagonized Ruth used this to fuel her drive instead of letting it defeat her. She continuously proved the Dean wrong by excelling academically. Eventually she became a member of the prestigious Harvard Law Review. She then continued to Columbia University where she graduated. After graduating, Ruth still had a barrier that she needed to get past. Gender was a big factor as to why she was not immediately hired by anyone. She was persistent and continued to look for a job. She did get a job to teach law at some schools
however was still able to get a job in which she had a lot of influence. In 1980, President Jimmy Carter appointed her to the U.S. Court of Appeals. This was one of her big breaks. This opened up her option of being a future justice. In 1993, President Bill Clinton was looking for a new Supreme Court Justice to replace a seat vacated by Justice Byron White. President Clinton wanted a replacement that could deal with the other member's ideals that are more conservative. The Senate Judiciary Committee was sometimes frustrated by Ginsburg's evasive replies to hypothetical situations; however, the Senate 96-3 confirmed her. As a Judge Ruth is more cautious and moderate then she is