Ruth: Justice Ginsburg in Her Own Words- film screening & speaker

708 Hope Street,Providence RI 02906

18 March, 2023

Description

The film tells the improbable story of how Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who couldn’t get a job despite graduating first in her law class and making Law Review at Harvard and Columbia Law Schools. She ultimately 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 advocate for gender equality and women’s rights. Constitutional and civil rights attorney Lynette Labinger will speak following the film. Dr. Labinger has made a career out of fighting for social change. She has been celebrated as “one of the region’s most successful and dedicated social advocacy lawyers, playing a significant role in cases and court decisions that have affected everything from equality in women’s athletics to the rights of prison preachers, avant-garde artists and same-sex couples.”