Ruth Bader Ginsberg to rest the hopes of the liberal-left in America. The 85-year-old is a judge on the Supreme Court, women’s rights activist, and is revered as a Pop icon.

especially since the election victory of Donald Trump Ruth is revered Bader Ginsberg of left-liberal Americans as a Pop icon. The only 1,55 meters small judge of the Supreme court shall apply to you as a beacon of light in the otherwise dark Trump-Era.

your followers you call just “RBG”. Your face with the big glasses is pictured on T-Shirts and mugs. And in the cult Comedy program “Saturday Night Live” is parodied on a regular basis. About their late glory Ruth Bader Ginsberg is surprised: “I am 84 years old, but everyone wants to be with me taking pictures.” She is now 85. And when she fell recently, and three Ribs broke, bangte the left-liberal America with her and wish her a speedy recovery. To important your liberal voice is among the nine judges on the Supreme Court.

a scene from Ginsberg documentary. The 85-year-old judge keeps fit by playing Sport.

Why Ginsberg in the United States is considered to be one of the most important and influential women, the highlights of the excellently-made documentary by Julie Cohen and Betsy West. The long-standing legal expert on the radio station NPR, Nina Totenberg, brings it to the point: “Ginsberg changed the world for American women. She led the fight in court for more equality.”

Successful women’s rights activist

And long before the then US President Bill Clinton made 25 years ago, a judge of the Supreme court. As an advocate for the civil rights organization ACLU won Ginsberg in the 1970s, five of the six principle-the procedure before the Supreme Court. Your strategy: you took advantage of the principle of equality in the 14th century. Additional articles of the Constitution that should end the discrimination of African Americans.

Legally brilliant and razor-sharp mind, Ginsberg has used this additional article to the disadvantage of women. Here, she argued in a calm and rational, was never a revolutionary, but was always her Credo: “I don’t want any privileges for my sex. I just want the men to take their feet from our necks.”

the hope of Many Americans that Ginsberg remains healthy for a long time.

Harvard

shone were at a disadvantage the very women back then had to know the daughter of a Jewish immigrant family from Brooklyn early on. She got one of the coveted Jura-study courses at Harvard University, she had to justify why they have taken the place of a man. And although she graduated from Harvard University as one of the vintage’s Best, they had huge problems to get a Job as a lawyer.

today in the United States, at least before the court, the principle of “Equal pay for equal work” – this is mainly due to Ginsberg. No wonder that many Americans are hoping that she stays healthy for a long time and fit.

Otherwise, the US President, Trump would get the chance to get another conservative judge on the Supreme Court. But the documentary shows that Even with 85 years of Ginsberg holds with pushups fit. To a resignation for reasons of age, do not think at all: “as long As I can do the Job full steam, as long as I stay here.”

feature film about your life

The documentary about the “RBG” was a great success in the American cinema. At Christmas, a feature film about the life of a young Ruth Bader Ginsberg in the American cinema, with Felicity Jones comes by the way in the main role.

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