The late Supreme Court Justice Rute Bader Ginsburg became the first woman to lie in state at the nations capital this week, as the country continues to mourn the womens rights icon and legal giant. Ginsburg passed away on September 18th at the age of 87. WBGO's Alexandra Hill reports on Ginsburg’s ties to Rutgers University Law School in Newark where she was a law professor from 1963 through 1972. It was there that she helped to build what is now one of the most respected and widely published law journals in the country, The Women's Rights Law Reporter, it's also the place where Ginsburg developed her deep interest in gender equality.
Rutgers Law School: Where Ruth Bader Ginsburg Found Her Calling

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