Summary

In Part Two: "Tributes to Waypavers and Pathmarkers," the authors discuss Ginsburg's work as a "vägmärken," or a "pathmarker" or "waypaver," citing her efforts to promote gender equality as evidence (63). She wrote tributes to many of those who inspired her, including "early women lawyers, and judges, Supreme Court wives, and Jewish Supreme Court Justices" (63).

Chapter 1, "Belva Lockwood," presents Ginsburg's tribute to Belva Lockwood. Born in 1830, Lockwood was "the first woman...to gain admission to the U.S. Supreme Court's Bar" (65). She began as a suffragist, particularly set on advocating for equal employment opportunities for women. While initially denied entrance, Lockwood did not give up. Once admitted, Lockwood used her position to help "secure a five-million-dollar award for Eastern Cherokee Indians whose ancestral lands had been taken from them" (67). Ginsburg then notes how much law practice has...