Ruth-Justice Ginsburg in Her Own Words (DVD)

The film tells the improbable story of how Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who couldnt get a job despite graduating first in her law school class in a tie and making Law Review at Harvard and Columbia Law Schools, became an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. It also reveals both the public and private sides of a resilient, resourceful woman who has survived the hostility of the profoundly male universe of government and law to become a revered Justice and icon for gender equality and womens rights. How did Ginsburgs work as a litigator for the ACLUs Womens Rights Project; as a professor; and as an appellate judge make a difference? Most importantly how did her trailblazing work in the l970s arguing landmark gender discrimination cases before the Supreme Court become a turning point for her and the everyday lives of men and women? And how does Justice Ginsburgs pioneering work on behalf of gender equality continue to resonate through her opinions and work in her 27 years on the Supreme Court?