Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg remembers the pressure she felt when she enrolled at Harvard Law School in 1954. As one of just nine women in a class of more than 500, she felt compelled to be aggressive.

“We were accustomed to being in the spotlight,” she said. “We took it upon ourselves to convince our classmates and teachers that we had everything it takes to be successful in the legal profession.”

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]