My Own Words

by Ruth Bader Ginsburg

As expressed by my brave colleague, the first woman on the Supreme Court of the United States, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor: For both men and women the first step in getting power is to become visible to others, and then to put on an impressive show. . . . As women achieve power, the barriers will fall. As society sees what women can do, as women see what women can do, there will be more women out there doing things, and we’ll all be better off for it.XII

“I remember envying the boys long before I even knew the word feminism, because I liked shop better than cooking or sewing. . . .