Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Washington, D.C., USA
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Known as RBG
1933–2020 · Jurist, Justice of the US Supreme Court · American
"Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you."
US Supreme Court Justice, women's rights pioneer and cultural icon.
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- Full name
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Known as
- RBG
- Birth
- 1933-03-15 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Death
- 2020-09-18 · Washington, D.C., USA
- Nationality
- American
- Occupation
- Jurist, Justice of the US Supreme Court
- Profession
- Jurist
- Notable for
- Second woman appointed to the US Supreme Court (1993–2020); tireless advocate for gender equality; celebrated dissenter and cultural icon.
Awards & recognition
- Presidential Medal of Freedom (informally — long-time civil-rights icon)
- American Bar Association Medal (2010)
- Berggruen Prize for Philosophy & Culture (2019)
- Time 100 (2015, 2018)
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