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Ruth Bader Ginsberg: Profile in Courage (Virtual)

2025-07-21 18:30:00 2025-07-21 20:00:00 America/Chicago Ruth Bader Ginsberg: Profile in Courage (Virtual) Explore the life and work of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg with Dr. Bill Thierfelder. Wilmette Public Library - Zoom Adult/Teen

Monday, July 21
6:30pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-07-21 18:30:00 2025-07-21 20:00:00 America/Chicago Ruth Bader Ginsberg: Profile in Courage (Virtual) Explore the life and work of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg with Dr. Bill Thierfelder. Wilmette Public Library - Zoom Adult/Teen

Wilmette Public Library

Zoom Adult/Teen

Explore the life and work of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg with Dr. Bill Thierfelder.

Born and raised in Brooklyn, Ginsburg was a brilliant jurist who spent much of her legal career as an advocate for gender equality and women's rights, winning many arguments before the Supreme Court. As a member of the Court, Ginsburg received attention in American popular culture for her passionate dissents in numerous cases, widely seen as reflecting liberal views of the law. She was dubbed "The Notorious R.B.G.", and she later embraced the moniker. By the time she died in September of 2020, she was truly a household name. This program reflects on her life and on several of the landmark cases she was involved with and is meant to be an homage to one of the great judges of the past century.

Presented by Dr. Bill Thierfelder, a retired college professor who taught a variety of arts and humanities courses for 32 years at several New York universities and colleges, including St. John's University and Dowling College. He holds a Ph.D. in English, with minors in theater, art history and music history. He has also served as a docent at the American Museum of Natural History.

Armchair Travels is generously funded with a gift from the Rutherford Family Trust. This program will not be recorded.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Virtual | Presentation |

TAGS: | Armchair Travels |

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