Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s three most lasting legacies in the fight for equality | USA TODAY

Three major changes Ruth Bader Ginsburg helped make in women's lives.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg worked to advance equal rights for women long before she was on the Supreme Court. Here are three of her most lasting legacies.

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  1. Served *27* years a judge.
    Hired *100s* of clerks.

    Hired only *1* black as a clerk. Affirmative Action did not apply to her….

  2. If the old goat had been smart she would have stepped down when Harry Reid ran the Senate. I liked Harry.
    But she was a stupid old goat.

    1. @David Hernandez 93 Fair enough. About how many then? If you answer zero then you are claiming she had no effect on abortion rights and everyone will disagree with you, pro life and pro choice. What I am getting at is how many deaths of unborn babies are acceptable to you?

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