Notorious RBG

The 19th amendment (women's right to vote) was passed in which year?

• 1910

• 1920

• 1929

• 1935

When RBG attended Harvard Law School, she was one of 9 female students.

• True

• False

RBG worked hard to

• bring equality to both women and men

• bring equality to only women

• make changes to equal rights quickly as possible

• bring national attention to only cases with female plaintiffs who had been denied equal rights.

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RBG is a huge fan of the opera.

• True

• False

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RBG was appointed by Jimmy Carter to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

• True

• False

Justice Ginsburg is known for speaking out to help who the most?

• women

• African Americans

• immigrants

• all of the above

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What kind of prejudice did Ruth experience growing up? (choose 2)

• there were a lot places & things Jewish people couldn't go or do

• she didn't experience prejudice

• being a women she couldn't find a job although she was at the top of her law class

• she was constantly discriminated against

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What was the first law school RBG attended?

• Yale

• Harvard

• Notre Dame

• University of Pennsylvania

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What law school did RBG eventually transfer to and graduate from?

• Cornell law school

• Stanford law school

• Columbia law school

• Purdue law school

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Which president nominated RBG to the Supreme Court?

• Bill Clinton

• Ronald Reagan

• Barack Obama

• George Washington

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