In 1965, Ruth Bader Ginsurg attended Harvard Law School in Cambridge Massachusetts. During this time, Harvard law school was primarily male dominated, which became a struggle for Ruth but also gave her motivation and drive to outperform them. Ruth was one of 9 females, in a 500 person class. She faced several instances of gender discrimination from classmates and even from the authories. Authorities would bother her about "taking a mans spot" at Harvard law. But this didnt stop her. Later on, she became the first female member of the Harvard Law Review. During this time, Ruths husband, Martin, was diagnosed with cancer. Ruth transferred to Colombia law school and ended up graduating in 1959 at the top of her class. With gender discrimination being a huge problem duirng this time, Ruth still maintained a fantastic reputation and was an outstanding student.

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