I Know This to Be True: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Themes

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Gender-based discrimination

The book explores multiple cases of gender-based discrimination that Ginsburg fought against in the court room, including Frontiero v. Richardson (1973), which saw lieutenant Sharron Frontiero fight for the right to claim housing and medical benefits for her husband. Ginsburg also remarks on the support that her husband, Martin gave her in fighting the injustice against women.

Women's rights

Being both Jewish and a woman meant Ginsburg had to take a powerful stance against discrimination from an early age. As she became involved with the Women's Rights Project at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), this opened her eyes to a whole world of gender based discrimination, which she knew she had to fight against.

Racial discrimination

The book explores the hardship Ginsburg faced in the field of law, being both a woman and a Jew. Despite being born to an affluent family in New York’s Upper East Side, Ginsburg was met with discrimination and stigma due to her Jewish background. This was a key obstacle in trying to get ahead with her education at prestigious universities such as Cornell, Harvard, and Columbia.

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