Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Education Timeline by Harumi Shigekawa https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd Made with love en-us 2020-12-02 23:51:45 UTC 2024-11-30 09:31:26 UTC hello@padlet.com 1933: RBG's Birth 2024koye1_1 https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/982124933 Ruth Bader Ginsburg was born on March 15, 1933, in Brooklyn, New York]]> 2020-12-03 00:09:40 UTC https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/982124933 1934: Marilyn Bader's Death 2024koye1_1 https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/982125639 Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s elder sister, Marilyn, died of meningitis at the age of six, when she was 14 months old]]> 2020-12-03 00:10:05 UTC https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/982125639 1946~1950: Success in High School 2024koye1_1 https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/982126416 Ruth Bader Ginsburg excelled in her studies throughout James Madison High School in Brooklyn ]]> 2020-12-03 00:10:35 UTC https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/982126416 1950: Celia Bader's Death 2024koye1_1 https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/982127079 Her mother struggled with cancer throughout Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s high school years and died the day before her graduation ceremony which she could not attend.]]> 2020-12-03 00:11:03 UTC https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/982127079 1950: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Attends Cornell University 2024shha1_1 https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/989830008 Ruth Bader Ginsburg attends Cornell, her first University. It was extremely rare for a woman to attend University in the 1950s. According to an interview at Cornell, "It was typical back then that the family worked for the eldest son’s education". RBG's eldest brother also attended to Cornell, which was one of the reasons why she chose this school. She entered Cornell in 1950 with full scholarship.
 
]]> 2020-12-05 06:22:08 UTC https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/989830008 Early 1950s: Meeting Martin D. Ginsburg at Cornell 2024shha1_1 https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/989843983 Ruth Bader Ginsburg met her husband, Martin D. Ginsburg as undergraduates of Cornell University. RBG says that Martin was "the only guy that ever cared she had a brain. Martin worked hard for RBG’s campaign when she was offered a seat at the supreme court. Unfortunately, Martin passed away from cancer in 2010. He wrote a letter to Ruth about 3 months before his death. Martin wrote his pure and direct love for Ruth in the letter. RBG was back on the bench a day after his death. She said that it was “because he would have wanted it”. ]]> 2020-12-05 06:49:12 UTC https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/989843983 1950: Discrimination against her gender and religion 2024shha1_1 https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/990005058 Growing up during World War II, RBG was aware of the discrimination against her religion and gender. In Cornell, there were four boys to one girl. After graduating from University, she was turned down by many jobs because of her sex. (RBG was the second woman get a seat in the Supreme Court) ]]> 2020-12-05 10:55:27 UTC https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/990005058 1956: Struggles in Her First Year of Harvard Law School 2024yayo2 https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/990052975 In the first year of her enrollment at Harvard Law School, her husband, Martin Ginsburg was diagnosed with testicular cancer. Ginsburg gathered notes for him so he didn't fall behind, cared for both him and their daughter while also taking her own classes.

]]> 2020-12-05 12:01:21 UTC https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/990052975 1956: Gender Inequality at Harvard Law 2024yayo2 https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/990057494 At Harvard Law School, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was one of 9 female students in her class of over 500 other men. This expressed the very evident male-dominance at the time at the school.]]> 2020-12-05 12:08:06 UTC https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/990057494 1957: Harvard Law Review 2024yayo2 https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/990058739 Ruth Bader Ginsburg served as the first female member of the school journal, the Harvard Law Review. Again, this clearly showed the male-dominance at her school, as women were clearly given less opportunities than men.]]> 2020-12-05 12:09:45 UTC https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/990058739 1958: Leaving Harvard Law School 2024yayo2 https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/990061197 In Ginsburg's second year of studying at Harvard Law School, she transferred to Columbia University, as her husband had been accepted a position at a law firm in New York. Though having gotten the majority of her legal education in Harvard Law School, she did not graduate nor did she receive a degree from there.
 
]]> 2020-12-05 12:13:12 UTC https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/990061197 1950-1954: European Literature Professor, Vladimir Nabokov 2024shha1_1 https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/990065767 Many of her professors at Cornell shaped the way she thinks and writes, including her European literature professor, Vladimir Nabokov. (Vladimir Nabokov is a famous American-Russian novelist) RBG stated that she is always reminded of him “when changing the way the word order should go”. In addition, RBD's husband, Martin D. Ginsburg was the only student in Vladimir Nabokov’s class who could answer his difficult questions. Ruth was impressed by this as well. 


 
]]> 2020-12-05 12:19:44 UTC https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/990065767 1958: Transferring to Columbia 2024hwsa1_1 https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/996506666 RBG transferred to Columbia to finish her last year of law school when her husband was offered with a job in the NY Wall st. law firm that was located in Brooklyn, New York. At the time, Columbia was the one of the strongest law school around the New York area so she transferred to stay close with her family. ]]> 2020-12-08 00:46:05 UTC https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/996506666 Primary Source 2024yayo2 https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/996507631 Transcript of an interview with RBG]]> 2020-12-08 00:46:32 UTC https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/996507631 1950 - 1954: Ruth Bader Ginsburg was inspired by her professor in Cornell University 2024moza1_1 https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/996515188 When Ruth Bader Ginsburg was still an undergraduate, she was inspired by her professor Milton Konvitz, Ph.D. He says that he was a “marvelous teacher” who introduced Bader to the scope of human rights as part of the American Ideals course where he is legendary.

]]> 2020-12-08 00:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/996515188 Primary source: Letter from Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Professor Milton Konvitz, Ph.d. 2024moza1_1 https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/996516666 2020-12-08 00:51:03 UTC https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/996516666 2007: Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Cornell's American Law Center 2024moza1_1 https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/996523868 In 2007, there was a dedication for the Cornell’s American Law Center in Paris where Ginsburg joined fellow Supreme Court Justices John Roberts, Anthony Kennedy, and Stephen Breyer. An initiative was made by the Cornell Law School and the Court of Cassation, the highest court in the French judiciary for The Cornell University Center for Documentation on American Law.]]> 2020-12-08 00:54:30 UTC https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/996523868 1958: 2024hwsa1_1 https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/996524553 When she joined the class in Columbia, she was one of the only 12 female students in her class. However, despite the environment surrounded by mostly male students, she was elected to the school's law review as well as staying as the top student in her class. This proved that her ability and knowledge was not challenged by the gender discrimination. ]]> 2020-12-08 00:54:52 UTC https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/996524553 1950 - 1954: Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her sexual harassment story in Cornell 2024moza1_1 https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/996529091 She has experienced sexual harassment when she was attending Cornell University. It happened when she was seeking help from a chemistry instructor where he gave her an exact replica of her final exam as a practice test. She knew exactly what he wanted in return and was shocked.

]]> 2020-12-08 00:57:06 UTC https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/996529091 1954: What Cornel did for Ruth Bader Ginsburg 2024moza1_1 https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/996531253 She says that Cornell shaped her journey to the U.S. Supreme Court as she developed a strong work ethic.]]> 2020-12-08 00:58:11 UTC https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/996531253 1959: Graduating Columbia 2024hwsa1_1 https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/996538186 RBG was tied for the first person to graduate her class in 1959 in which the other first graduate was a male student in her class. ]]> 2020-12-08 01:01:38 UTC https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/996538186 RBG interview at Columbia University 2024hwsa1_1 https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/996554392 2020-12-08 01:09:33 UTC https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/996554392 Image of Ruth Bader Ginsburg from her Cornell University Yearbook 2024moza1_1 https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/996631110 2020-12-08 01:47:47 UTC https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/996631110 Image of Ruth Bader Ginsburg in her Harvard Law class 2024yayo2 https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/996836221 2020-12-08 03:52:36 UTC https://padlet.com/2024shha1_1/mc70sgakvpxvbaqd/wish/996836221