2. When did the justices claim that excluding pregnancy from a disability plan was not discrimination against women?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1976.

3. Who became the director of the Women's Rights Project at the ACLU after Ginsburg?
(a) Brenda Feigen.
(b) Ria Tabacco Mar.
(c) Lenora Lapidus.
(d) Kathleen Peratis.

4. What instrument did Gingsburg play in high school?
(a) Flute.
(b) Violin.
(c) Clarinet.
(d) Cello.

5. In Chapter 1 when Ginsburg was presenting cases before the Supreme Court, how many cases did she win of those she argued for women's rights?
(a) 9 out of 10.
(b) 5 out of 6.
(c) 3 out of 4.
(d) 7 out of 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, how long did Ginsburg clerk for Federal judge Palmieri?

2. How old was Ginsburg when her mother was diagnosed with cervical cancer?

3. When was abolitionist feminist Sarah Grimke invited to sit in the Chief Justice's seat?

4. Where did Captain Susan Struck, an air force nurse, volunteer for duty?

5. Where was a woman denied the right to administer her dead son's estate in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the image of Ginsburg on social media different from the typical portrayal of older women?

2. When and why did Ginsburg think about what would make her mother happy and then strive to make her mother happy?

3. What salary was Ginsburg offered to teach civil procedure at Rugers, and why was the salary low?

4. What were some women complaining about in letters in Chapter 4 that the New Jersey branch of the American Civil Liberties Union asked Ginsburg to look at?

5. What did Ginsburg say in her dissent regarding killing the Voting Rights Act?

6. What did the timeline in Chapter 2 cover?

7. What did the author learn about Ginsburg as they wrote the book?

8. What were times that people thought Ginsburg would retire from the Supreme Court, and how did she prove them wrong?

9. What book did Ginsburg co-write in 1961, and how did it affect her life?

10. What was the first case that Ginsburg argued before the Supreme Court?

(see the answer keys)

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