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Ruth Bader Ginsburg

This person was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1933. Her family was Jewish. She suffered discrimination in the workplace and law school because she was a woman. Her husband was her life partner and supported her goals. She became the second woman to be a Supreme Court justice.

Martin “Marty” Ginsburg

This person was a tax lawyer who met his spouse when they were students at Cornell University. They did not adhere to traditional gender roles in their marriage. When he was at Harvard Law school, he developed testicular cancer but recovered. When he retired from his law firm he taught at Columbia and then Georgetown.

Susan Struck

This person was a captain in the U.S. Army. When she became pregnant, she was told to abort the child or be discharged.

Stephen Wiesenfeld

This person stayed home with the family’s children while his wife...

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