#Sandra Day O'Connor

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The First Four Women Supreme Court Justices: Sandra Day O'Connor, Sonia Sotomayor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Elena Kagan, October 1, 2010. photographer Steve Petteway, the Supreme Court of the United States

On Being the First Woman on the Supreme Court of The United States

A friend and former law clerk of Sandra Day O’Connor reflects on her pioneering career.

— September 10, 2021 | Ruth McGregor

The Nomination

I was driving to work. On my car radio I heard President Reagan, and he’s saying, “She is truly a person for all seasons.” But I had missed the first part of it where he said the name of the person he was nominating, and he didn’t say her name again throughout his remarks. So after he finished this short statement, somebody came on, one of the commentators, and said who he had nominated.

And I just burst into tears. I pulled my car off to a side street and just sat there and cried for a while until I could get back under control and drive to work.

I think the women hoped that she would be a voice for women’s rights, that she would be a voice against discrimination against women and other protected groups. I think women expected that she would be supportive of women’s groups and issues. And she was.

She was always, in my experience, very much in favor of women being given equal opportunities. She was always very much in favor of the laws that gave women equal employment opportunities, equal credit opportunities. She was very supportive of women’s bar associations and the National Association of Women Judges. She was always willing to lend her time and her name and support for those things.

Discrimination and Access

She liked to say that she didn’t feel she had been discriminated against, and yet, when you hear her tell her stories about the way she was treated by fellow state senators, it’s obvious that she was. [It] was obvious to her. Her classmate Bill Rehnquist is clerking for the United States Supreme Court, and she’s working initially for no money for a county attorney’s office.

People wouldn’t interview her and hire her. So on some level, she expected to be treated fairly with the men, but she got a real education in that she would not be pretty early on. So it seems clear to me that she was discriminated against. It’s not really surprising, when you think about how she was raised, that she came with the expectation that hard work and ability would overcome any other potential problems.

Growing up on [a] ranch she was treated equally. She was expected to do the same things that the men on the ranch did. She was expected to be able to hold up her end of the bargain. She was expected to be able to help with roundups and whatever it was that needed to be done.

She grew up in Eastern Arizona, went to school in Texas, and the West was different in its view of women and the value of women than some parts of the country. Arizona was a community property state, women had some property rights that people in common law states didn’t have, and it was much more an even playing field. So she grew up in an atmosphere where she was expected to do the same and was treated much the same.

Sandra Day O'Connor, 1982. Credit: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Michael Arthur Worden Evans.

Commitment to Fairness

She did so much for so many people to help them along the way, to encourage them, to push them, to make opportunities where she could, to remind people that there needed to be women on commissions and committees. A lot of what she did probably no one saw, because it was when she was meeting with people and saying, “I don’t see any women in this room,” and then they would go find some women to be part of the group.

She of course didn’t like to call herself a feminist, although in my view, she clearly was. There’s no question. She believed women should be able to be on an equal footing with men. The most basic tenant of feminism. I think the reason she didn’t say she was a feminist was because her view of a feminist was somebody who was demonstrating in the streets.

If you take away that kind of stereotype of feminists in the 1970s, then you look to see what was the role of the women’s movement? It was to remove barriers to women so that they were able to do what they wanted to do. It was to remove barriers within employment, within education, and all of those things were things that she had found a way around without the benefit of the laws that helped women later. Nothing would frustrate her more than to suggest a woman wasn’t able to do a job, because that’s not the way she was raised. It’s not the way she lived her life. It’s not the way she acted.

She did become noted for the diversity of her law clerks, and this obviously was a very deliberate act on her part. She noted—and it’s pretty obvious—that almost all the law clerks come from just a few law schools. Almost all the law clerks come from just a few circuit court judges. And she knew there were a lot of other people out there who were qualified to work as a clerk at the Supreme Court.

So she broadened the law schools that she hired law clerks from. She brought in more women as law clerks. More diversity in terms of physical ability. I think this is something that people don’t understand totally about her when they ask about her views toward discrimination. Her view simply was that nobody should be prevented ever from doing something they’re qualified to do. Whether it was women, whether it was African-Americans, whether it was Hispanics, nobody should be disqualified from doing something because of a particular characteristic. And that was just as clear to her as anything ever could be.

So it’s not surprising that she found a way to add more diversity to her law clerks, because she was in a unique position to give people an opportunity that really would help them in their later career. Being a Supreme Court law clerk is a big advantage to people, and I really always thought she just couldn’t bear the notion that some people couldn’t reach their full ability. And so if she could do something to move it along, she would.

From her opinions and what she wrote, you can see her attempt to come to a standard that she thought was both applicable and protective of all the parties involved in that decision. Her opinions were for the most part limited to the issues that came to the Court. She regarded that as the appropriate approach for the Court to take, not to make broad, sweeping generalizations, but to decide the case before them.

— Our interview with Ruth McGregor has been edited for clarity. McGregor was Justice O'Connor's former clerk at the Supreme Court in 1981 and a longtime friend.

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Sandra Day O'Connor, the remarkable individual who achieved a historic feat as the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court, has passed away at the age of 93

Sandra Day O'Connor, the trailblazing justice who made history as the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, has passed away at the age of 93. The announcement from the court revealed that she succumbed to complications related to advanced dementia, likely Alzheimer's, and a respiratory illness. Nominated by President Ronald Reagan in 1981, O'Connor achieved confirmation from the Senate with a unanimous vote of 99-0 in September of the same year. Serving as an associate justice until her retirement in 2006, O'Connor often played a pivotal role in major cases during her nearly quarter-century tenure. Her impactful decisions include the notorious Bush v. Gore, settling the 2000 presidential contest in favor of George W. Bush, and the landmark Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, a 5-4 ruling affirming the constitutional right to abortion with certain state-imposed restrictions. O'Connor, often labeled the "swing vote," played a crucial role in these decisions. Chief Justice John Roberts hailed O'Connor as a historic trailblazer, emphasizing her undaunted determination and eloquent advocacy for civics education. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell recognized her as a towering figure in American law, highlighting her brilliance and conviction in leading the nation's highest court. In the mid-1990s and 2000, O'Connor made decisive votes in two 5-4 decisions declaring federal laws unconstitutional under the Commerce Clause. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer described her as the "conscience of the Court," noting her pivotal role in defending the rights of Americans. O'Connor's legacy extends beyond her groundbreaking appointment, influencing subsequent justices like Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Amy Coney Barrett, and Ketanji Brown Jackson. President Barack Obama praised O'Connor's resilience, recounting her challenges as a woman in the legal field during the 1950s and lauding her as a true public servant. Born in El Paso, Texas, in 1930, O'Connor grew up on a ranch in Arizona. Graduating near the top of her class at Stanford University's law school in 1952, she embarked on a remarkable legal career, becoming the first woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court justice. O'Connor's impact reached far beyond the courtroom, inspiring generations of women to pursue paths previously deemed unattainable. Her legacy as a pioneer, legal giant, and mentor to women in law is cemented in American history. Read the full article

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INTEGRITY: The Women of the Supreme Court - SCOTUS

My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent. 

- Ruth Bader Gindburg

We pay a price when we deprive children of the exposure to the values, principles, and education they need to make them good citizens. 

- Sandra Day O’Connor

Until we get equality in education, we won't have an equal society. 

- Sonia Sotomayor

I've led a school whose faculty and students examine and discuss and debate every aspect of our law and legal system. And what I've learned most is that no one has a monopoly on truth or wisdom. I've learned that we make progress by listening to each other, across every apparent political or ideological divide.

- Elena Kagan

IT IS ABOUT TIME

“Of the 113 justices, 109 (96.5%) have been men. All Supreme Court justices were males until 1981, when Ronald Reagan fulfilled his 1980 campaign promise to place a woman on the Court,[52] which he did with the appointment of Sandra Day O'Connor. O'Connor was later joined on the Court by Ruth Bader Ginsburg, appointed by Bill Clinton in 1993. After O'Connor retired in 2006, Ginsburg would be joined by Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, who were successfully appointed to the Court in 2009 and 2010, respectively, by Barack Obama.[53] The only other woman to be nominated to the Court was Harriet Miers, whose nomination to succeed O'Connor by George W. Bush was withdrawn under fire.

Substantial public sentiment in support of appointment of a woman to the Supreme Court has been expressed since at least as early as 1930, when an editorial in the Christian Science Monitor encouraged Herbert Hoover to consider Ohio justice Florence E. Allen or assistant attorney general Mabel Walker Willebrandt.[54]Franklin Delano Roosevelt later appointed Allen to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit—making her "one of the highest ranking female jurists in the world at that time".[55] However, neither Roosevelt nor his successors over the following two decades gave strong consideration to female candidates for the Court. Harry Truman considered such an appointment, but was dissuaded by concerns raised by justices then serving that a woman on the Court "would inhibit their conference deliberations", which were marked by informality.[55]

President Richard Nixon named Mildred Lillie, then serving on the Second District Court of Appeal of California, as a potential nominee to fill one of two vacancies on the Court in 1971.[52] However, Lillie was quickly deemed unqualified by the American Bar Association, and no formal proceedings were ever set with respect to her potential nomination. Lewis Powell and William Rehnquist were then successfully nominated to fill those vacancies.” @wikipedia

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Arrivals & Departures 15 March 1933 – 18 September 2020 Joan Ruth Bader Ginsburg Rest In Peace

Ruth Bader Ginsburg (/ˈbeɪdər ˈɡɪnzbɜːrɡ/; born Joan Ruth Bader) was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She was nominated by President Bill Clinton on June 14, 1993 and had served since August 10, 1993. Ginsburg became the second of four female justices to be confirmed to the Court after Sandra Day O'Connor, the two others being Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, both of whom are still serving in 2020. Following O'Connor's retirement in 2006 and until Sotomayor joined the Court in 2009, she was the only female justice on the Supreme Court. During that time, Ginsburg became more forceful with her dissents, which were noted by legal observers and in popular culture. She is generally viewed as belonging to the liberal wing of the Court. Ginsburg has authored notable majority opinions, including United States v. Virginia (1996), Olmstead v. L.C. (1999), and Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services, Inc. (2000).

Ginsburg was born in Brooklyn, New York. Her older sister died when she was a baby, and her mother, one of her biggest sources of encouragement, died shortly before Ginsburg graduated from high school. She then earned her bachelor's degree at Cornell University, and became a wife and mother before starting law school at Harvard, where she was one of the few women in her class. Ginsburg transferred to Columbia Law School, where she graduated tied for first in her class. Following law school, Ginsburg entered into academia. She was a professor at Rutgers Law School and Columbia Law School, teaching civil procedure as one of the few women in her field/

Ginsburg spent a considerable part of her legal career as an advocate for the advancement of gender equality and women's rights, winning multiple arguments before the Supreme Court. She advocated as a volunteer attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union and was a member of its board of directors and one of its general counsels in the 1970′s. In 1980, President Jimmy Carter appointed her to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, where she served until her appointment to the Supreme Court. Ginsburg has received attention in American popular culture for her fiery liberal dissents and refusal to step down; she has been dubbed "The Notorious R.B.G.", a play on the name of the rapper known as "The Notorious B.I.G.", in reference to her notable dissents.

She died in September 2020 of metastatic pancreatic cancer at her home.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and had served since August 10, 1993. Ginsburg became the second of four female justices to be confirmed to the Court after Sandra Day O'Connor, the two others being Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, both of whom are still serving in 2020.  Ginsburg spent a considerable part of her legal career as an advocate for the advancement of gender equality and women's rights, winning multiple arguments before the Supreme Court. She advocated as a volunteer attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union and was a member of its board of directors and one of its general counsels in the 1970s. In 1980, she was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, where she served until her appointment to the Supreme Court. Ginsburg has received attention in American popular culture for her fiery liberal dissents and refusal to step down She has cemented her place in history To the great Ruth Bader Ginsburg Thank you will never be enough She honored the struggle of the women Before her She thought about the women who will come after her RBG you laid the groundwork and we will continue your fight for equality. . #RBG #notoriousrbg #RestInPower #ruthbaderginsburg (at Supreme Court of the United States) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFTBryEhsqw/?igshid=1ah25ysabd4j1

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US Courts Gov Doc Justice Ginsburg's Women Way-Pavers

It took nearly 140 years after the federal court system was established in 1789 before the first woman sat on a federal bench. Today, about one-third of all active Article III judges are women.

“If the first women judges were here today, they would rejoice at this achievement,” Justice Ginsburg said in a 1995 speech, noting that “their examples made it less difficult for the rest of us to gain appointment or election to the judiciary.” For Justice Ginsburg, these pioneer women judges were “way pavers” — in her words, “brave and bright woman who served as judges with extraordinary devotion and distinction.” In remarks published 20 years ago in the Fordham Law Review, Justice Ginsburg singled out a few of these women judges.

Florence Allen

Florence Allen one of Justice Ginsburg’s “way pavers,” was the first woman to serve on an Article III federal appeals court. In 1909, she was the only woman in a class of about 100 in the University of Chicago Law School. She continued her studies at and graduated from New York University, which welcomed women and awarded them degrees even before the turn of the century. Denied the vote, she successfully defended a suffrage amendment in the City of East Cleveland before the Ohio Supreme Court. In 1919, Allen became an assistant prosecutor in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, the first female to hold that rank in the country. She was the first woman in the nation elected to sit on a court of general jurisdiction, and the first woman to serve on any state’s Supreme Court. In 1934 President Franklin Delano Roosevelt named Judge Allen to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Burnita Shelton Matthews

Burnita Shelton Matthews another “way paver” was appointed in 1949 by Truman to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. She had attended law classes by night at what would become George Washington University, earning LL.B and LL.M degrees and becoming a Master of Patent Law. By day she worked at the Veterans Administration, and on weekends she picketed the White House, protesting for the right of women to vote. When she graduated from law school in 1920, no DC law firm would hire her—so she built her own practice. And when Matthews became a federal judge, she hired only woman as law clerks. In a 1984 commendation, President Reagan wrote, “[I]n furthering the administration of justice. . . [Judge Matthew’] diligence, distinguished efforts and pioneering spirit serve as an inspiration to all.”

Mary Honor Donlon

In the next decade, just one more women, Mary Honor Donlon, would be appointed to the federal bench. Donlon was nominated by President Dwight Eisenhower in 1955 to the U.S. Customs Court to fill the seat vacated by Genevieve Rose Cline. Donlon earned her LL.B from Cornell Law School and went on to become, in 1928, the first woman partner at a Wall Street firm. She also served as chair of the New York State Industrial Board and chair of the New York State Workmen’s Compensation Board. In a 1955 Washington Post interview following her nomination to the bench Donlon said, “Up to now, not enough women have occupied these judicial positions—from which they could exert a great deal of influence for good.” It wasn’t until 1961 that another woman was confirmed as an Article III judge.

Sarah Tilghman Hughes

Sarah Tilghman Hughes received a recess appointment to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas from President John F. Kennedy in 1961. The Senate confirmed her appointment in 1962. After graduation from Goucher College, Hughes began her professional career in 1919 in Washington, DC as a police officer working with prostitutes and runaway girls. She attended George Washington University Law School at night, commuting to the campus from her home, a tent near the Potomac River, and earning her LL.B in 1922. Hughes then entered private practice in Dallas, Texas. From 1931-1935, she also served as an elected Texas state representative, ending her legislative career to sit as a state judge from 1935-1961 on the Texas District Court.  Following President Kennedy’s assassination, Hughes administered the oath of office to Lyndon B. Johnson, becoming the only woman in U.S. history to swear in a U.S. President.

Genevieve Rose Cline

Genevieve Rose Cline, although not on Justice Ginsburg’s list, was the first woman federal judge, nominated in 1928 by President Calvin Coolidge to the U.S. Customs Court (now known as the Court of International Trade.)

From left to right:  Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, (Ret.), Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg & Justice Elena Kagan

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The Senate on Thursday confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, making her the 116th justice — and the first Black woman — to serve on the top U.S. court. The 53-47 final vote tally showed bipartisan support for Jackson, with three Republicans joining all Democrats to elevate the 51-year-old federal judge to a lifetime appointment on the high court. "This is a great moment for Judge Jackson, but it is a greater moment for America as we rise to a more perfect union," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said before the vote. Jackson is President Joe Biden's first Supreme Court nominee. She will replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer, 83, who was confirmed to the bench in 1994. Vice President Kamala Harris, the first Black woman ever to hold that title, presided over the vote to confirm Jackson. Harris appeared to momentarily choke up with emotion as she read out the vote result, which drew a swell of applause and cheering from the Senate floor. Jackson will join a court that has grown substantially more conservative following the appointment of three of former President Donald Trump's nominees. Her addition will maintain the size of the court's liberal wing, which is outnumbered 6-3 by the conservative bloc. Just five women — Sandra Day O'Connor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett — have served on the Supreme Court. Only two Black men, Thurgood Marshall and Clarence Thomas, have ever been appointed to the bench. No Black women have previously sat on the high court. —Kevin Breuninger, CNBC Follow @inkagnedotv . . . . . . . . #internationalnews #businesslifestyle #blackmom #melaninonfleek #wordpressdesign #melaninmakeup #digitalera #freelancedesign #sucess #update #inbound #entrepreneurmindset #melaninbabies #mediasocial #servicedesign #newsanchor #criacaodesites #designstrategy #tng #entrepreneurlife #businesslife https://www.instagram.com/p/CcEPZkiJEUb/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Senate Confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson To Supreme Court, Making Her The First African American Woman To Serve As A Justice

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, making her the 116th justice — and the first Black woman — to serve on the top U.S. court.

The 53-47 final vote tally showed bipartisan support for Jackson, with three Republicans joining all Democrats to elevate the 51-year-old federal judge to a lifetime appointment on the high court.

"This is a great moment for Judge Jackson, but it is a greater moment for America as we rise to a more perfect union," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said before the vote.

Jackson is President Joe Biden's first Supreme Court nominee. She will replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer, 83, who was confirmed to the bench in 1994.

Vice President Kamala Harris, the first Black woman ever to hold that title, presided over the vote to confirm Jackson. Harris appeared to momentarily choke up with emotion as she read out the vote result, which drew a swell of applause and cheering from the Senate floor.

Jackson will join a court that has grown substantially more conservative following the appointment of three of former President Donald Trump's nominees. Her addition will maintain the size of the court's liberal wing, which is outnumbered 6-3 by the conservative bloc.

Just five women — Sandra Day O'Connor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett — have served on the Supreme Court. Only two Black men, Thurgood Marshall and Clarence Thomas, have ever been appointed to the bench. No Black women have previously sat on the high court. -(source: cnbc)

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R.I.P. Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away today. This is extremely sad news. (born Joan Ruth Bader, March 15, 1933 – September 18, 2020) was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She was nominated by President Bill Clinton on June 14, 1993 and had served since August 10, 1993. Ginsburg became the second of four female justices to be confirmed to the Court after Sandra Day O'Connor, the two others being Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, both of whom are still serving in 2020. Following O'Connor's retirement in 2006 and until Sotomayor joined the Court in 2009, she was the only female justice on the Supreme Court. During that time, Ginsburg became more forceful with her dissents, which were noted by legal observers and in popular culture. She is generally viewed as belonging to the liberal wing of the Court. Ginsburg has authored notable majority opinions, including United States v. Virginia (1996), Olmstead v. L.C. (1999), and Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services, Inc. (2000). #reetinpeace #rip #ruthbaderginsburg #supremecourtjustice #ussupremecourt https://www.instagram.com/p/CFTBaNgBqW1/?igshid=1fy3hmkvp9v4i

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg (R.B.G.) born Joan Ruth Bader, (March 15, 1933 – September 18, 2020) was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She was nominated by President Bill Clinton on June 14, 1993 and had served since August 10, 1993. Ginsburg became the second of four female justices to be confirmed to the Court after Sandra Day O'Connor, the two others being Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, both of whom are still serving in 2020. Following O'Connor's retirement in 2006 and until Sotomayor joined the Court in 2009, she was the only female justice on the Supreme Court. During that time, Ginsburg became more forceful with her dissents, which were noted by legal observers and in popular culture. She is generally viewed as belonging to the liberal wing of the Court. Ginsburg has authored notable majority opinions, including United States v. Virginia (1996), Olmstead v. L.C. (1999), and Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services, Inc. (2000). - #NeverGiveUp #NeverGiveIn #YouAreDesignedToWin #RalphP247 (at The United States Of America) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFTAXLLlxQ9/?igshid=log19k2gvem5

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg (born Joan Ruth Bader, March 15, 1933 - September 18, 2020) was an associate justice of the SCOTUS. She was nominated by President Bill Clinton on June 14, 1993, and had served since August 10, 1993. Ginsburg became the second of four female justices to be confirmed to the Court after Sandra Day O'Connor, the two others being Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, both of whom are still serving in 2020. #scotus https://www.instagram.com/p/CFTACJwHElp2w5V5y1WTfHBABA1vGynYOGEC3Y0/?igshid=1awvgm9oxbytq

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Today is Thursday, March 15th, 2018

The holidays for the day are Buzzards Day, International Day of Action Against Canadian Seal Slaughter, and National Farm Rescuer Day

Born on this day:

Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Icon, she is the second female justice (after Sandra Day O'Connor) to be confirmed to the Court, and one of four female justices to be confirmed (with Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, who are still serving), she was appointed by President Bill Clinton and took the oath of office on August 10, 1993) in 1933

will.i.am (Musician, he is best known as a founding member of the hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas) in 1975

Eva Longoria (Actress, first recognized for her portrayal of Isabella Braña on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless, on which she starred from 2001 to 2003 but she is perhaps best known for her role as Gabrielle Solis on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives, which ran from 2004 to 2012 and for which she received Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations) in 1975

Died on this day:

Julius Caesar (Historical figure, c’mon, you know this one) in 44 at age 55

H.P. Lovecraft (Writer, achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction but he was virtually unknown and published only in pulp magazines before he died in poverty, but he is now regarded as one of the most significant 20th-century authors in his genre and among his most celebrated tales are The Rats in the Walls, The Call of Cthulhu, At the Mountains of Madness and The Shadow Out of Time, all canonical to the Cthulhu Mythos) in 1937 at age 46

Bill Pickering (Scientist, he was a senior NASA luminary and pioneered the exploration of space he was also a founding member of the United States National Academy of Engineering) in 2004 at age 93

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Reserve your deck of playing cards and commemorate the inspirational women of American history during Women's History Month.

A donation of $30 will get you not only this amazing deck of cards, but also a tax-free gift to NARAL Pro-Choice America 

Full list includes:

Hillary Clinton

Supreme Court women - Sandra Day O'Connor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan

Black Lives Matter co-founders – Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometi

Helen Keller

Rachel Carson

Gloria Steinem

Dolores Huerta

Sojourner Truth

Wilma Mankiller

Maya Lin

Suffragists– Susan B. Anthony, Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Alice Paul

Whoopi Goldberg

The women on the front lines of the Fight for 15

Sheryl Sandberg

Ida B. Wells

Nora Ephron

Misty Copeland

Annie Oakley

Billie Jean King

Beyoncé

Michelle Obama

Vera Wang

Janet Yellen

Sandra Cisneros

Rita Moreno

Domestic workers across the country, most of whom are women

Patsy Mink

Joycelyn Elders

Sally Ride

Amani al-Khatahtbeh

Martha Nussbaum

Mia Hamm

Nancy Pelosi

Margaret Sanger

Jane Addams

Lisa Randall

Ella Fitzgerald

Maya Angelou

Rosa Parks

Marian Anderson

Laverne Cox

Harriet Tubman

Sarah Weddington

Grace Murray Hopper

Dreamers

Georgia O'Keeffe

Gloria Anzaldúa

Eleanor Roosevelt

Grace Lee Boggs

Clara Barton

Sacagawea

Shirley Chisholm

Jokers

Mindy Kaling

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler

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Arrivals & Departures 15 March 1933  Celebrate [Joan] Ruth Bader Ginsburg Day!

Ruth Bader Ginsburg (/ˈbeɪdər ˈɡɪnzbɜːrɡ/, born Joan Ruth Bader; 15 March 1933) is an American lawyer and jurist who is an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Ginsburg was appointed by President Bill Clinton and took the oath of office on August 10, 1993. She is the second female justice (after Sandra Day O'Connor) of four to be confirmed to the court (along with Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, who are still serving). Following O'Connor's retirement, and until Sotomayor joined the court, Ginsburg was the only female justice on the Supreme Court. During that time, Ginsburg became more forceful with her dissents, which were noted by legal observers and in popular culture. She is generally viewed as belonging to the liberal wing of the court. Ginsburg has authored notable majority opinions, including United States v. Virginia, Olmstead v. L.C., and Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services, Inc.

Ginsburg was born in Brooklyn, New York. Her older sister died when she was a baby, and her mother, one of her biggest sources of encouragement, died shortly before Ginsburg graduated from high school. She then earned her bachelor's degree at Cornell University, and became a wife and mother before starting law school at Harvard, where she was one of the few women in her class. Ginsburg transferred to Columbia Law School, where she graduated tied for first in her class. Following law school, Ginsburg turned to academia. She was a professor at Rutgers Law School and Columbia Law School, teaching civil procedure as one of the few women in her field.

Ginsburg spent a considerable part of her legal career as an advocate for the advancement of gender equality and women's rights, winning multiple victories arguing before the Supreme Court. She advocated as a volunteer lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union and was a member of its board of directors and one of its general counsels in the 1970′s. In 1980, President Jimmy Carter appointed her to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, where she served until her appointment to the Supreme Court. Ginsburg has received attention in American popular culture for her fiery liberal dissents and refusal to step down; she has been dubbed "The Notorious R.B.G." in reference to the late rapper known as "The Notorious B.I.G.".