Today in Feminist History
On August 3, 1993 Ruth Bader Ginsberg was approved by a vote of 96-3 to serve as the second female Supreme Court Justice, and the first Jewish woman to serve on the court.
The timing is appropriate, since Judge Sotomayor (who would be the third female justice on the court) is set to be voted on by the Senate as soon as this week.
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"It is not women's liberation, it is women's and men's liberation."
"I would not like to be the only woman on the court."
-RBG
Today is also Sarah Haskin's 30th birthday, in case anyone cares.
Woooo Ruth! What an inspiring woman.
Check out the JWA encyclopedia entry for more details on her life and career!
Ruth Bader Ginsberg is an amazing woman. I like your new Today in Feminist History column, Miriam. Good idea.
My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.
Reproductive choice has to be straightened out. There will never be a woman of means without choice anymore. That just seems to me so obvious. The states that changed their abortion laws before Roe are not going to change back. So we have a policy that only affects poor women.
So that's the dissenter's hope: that they are writing not for today but for tomorrow.
- some of my favorite Ruth Bader Ginsberg quotes