Fun Facts
Ginsburg was nominated by which president to replaced the previous seat of associate justice of the Supreme Court?
President Bill Clinton
True or False: Ruth did not co-founded the Women's Rights Project at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
False
Where did Ruth Bader worked at in Oklahoma before being demoted for being pregnant? (Hint: Ruth was 21 years old)
Social Security Administration office
What college did Ruth attend to and met her husband?
Cornell University
Was Ruth a member of the honor society in high school?
Yes
What are the white collars called that Ruth is known to wear over her judicial robes?
jabots
What European country influenced Ruth's thinking on gender equality
Sweden
Why did Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter rejected Ruth Ginsburg for a clerkship in 1960?
She was a female (Law was a male dominated role). Fun fact: Felix did this despite being given a strong recommendation from Albert Martin Sacks who recommended Ruth! Albert was a professor and later dean of Harvard Law School.
After receiving her undergraduate degree, what school did she attend to pursue law?
Harvard Law School
What musical instrument did Ruth played in high school?
The Cello
What musical drama is Ruth interested in?
Opera
What is the name for a law journal that Ruth co-funded that focused on women's rights?
Women's Rights Law Reporter
Despite being recommended by respectable male law professors, what is the name of the man who pushed Judge Edmund L. Palmieri of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to hire Ginsburg as a law clerk?
Columbia law professor Gerald Gunther (he threatened Judge Edmund that he would never recommend another Columbia student to Judge Edmund should he not give Ginsburg the opportunity. In addition, Gerald would provide the judge with a replacement clerk should Ginsburg not succeed).
What is the name of the Russian-American novelist that Ruth studied under and later became influential on Ruth's development as a writer?
Vladimir Nabokov
What is the name of the high school Ruth Bader Ginsburg graduated from?
James Madison High School
Is it true that Ruth's husband praised her excellent driving skills?
No, she acknowledge being a terrible driver.
Fill in the blank: Ruth was the director of ACLU's Women's Rights Project. She won __gender discrimination cases out of 6 before the Supreme Court between 1973 and 1976
5
Fill in the blank: Ruth was a _____associate & then a _________ associate of the Columbia Law School Project on International Procedure.
... research associate & then an associate director...
Fill in the blank: Ruth Bader Ginsburg was 1 of ___women in a class of about 500 men .
9
What institution played an active role in Joan Ruth Bader's education during her youth?
the library
A praying mentis called Ilomantis ginsburgae was named after Ruth. True of False?
True
A tactic Ruth used to win her cases is to use what plaintiffs to demonstrate that gender discrimination was harmful to both genders?
male
Why Ruth learned Swedish?
to co-author a book regarding civil procedure in Sweden with author/judge Anders Bruzelius.
Why Ruth transfer to Columbia despite doing an excellent job at Harvard?
The dean at the time (Erwin Griswold) denied Ruth's request to complete her 3rd year towards a Harvard law degree at Columbia Law School.
What is the actual first name of Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
"Joan" Ruth Bader; her mother realized how popular the name "Joan" was at school so they opted to call her “Ruth” to avoid confusion.