Ruth Ginsburg spent her life fighting for women to be treated equally. In doing so, she became an inspiring role model for women and girls around the world.

Her passion for women’s rights began when she was young. She started off her adult life having trouble finding a job. Even though she had earned a law degree from Columbia University and was smart and capable of doing the job, she was passed over primarily. She felt she was being treated unfairly, or looked down on, only because she was a woman. She knew this was wrong and wanted to do something about it. But at the time there were no laws in the United States to protect her.

She decided to devote her career to being a lawyer and fighting for equal rights of women. Then, early in her lawyer career, when she was 29 years old, Ms. Ginsburg took a trip to Sweden to perform legal research.

To begin, in Sweden, she saw a female judge hosting a judgment. Then she observed law school classrooms where about 25% of the students were female vs. her own law school where only about 2% were female. Seeing the progress women had made in Sweden, she was even more sure that America was behind and wrong in its treatment of women. What she saw really focused her on fighting for women in the workplace.

Back in the USA, where laws advocating for women’s rights were missing, she decided to help invent laws, write them, and defend them. Ginsburg also became a professor to help other women to become lawyers so that they could do the same thing.

In 1993, after years of practicing and teaching law, she became the second female judge of the Supreme (最高) Court and one of the most respected judges in history. She changed the lives of many women and girls in the United States and beyond.

【小题1】Why did adult Ginsburg fail to find a job at first?

A．Because she failed to obtain a necessary degree.

B．Because she was unable to do the job well.

C．Because she had poor working experience.

D．Because she received unfair treatment.

【小题2】Which of the following can best describe Ginsburg?

A．Creative and passionate.	B．Energetic and brave.
C．Determined and devoted.	D．Generous and strong-willed.

【小题3】What can we know from the text?

A．Ginsburg received many honors as a female judge.

B．Ginsburg ever majored in law at a university in Sweden.

C．The research in Sweden had a great influence on Ginsburg.

D．Ginsburg managed to make laws to ensure America’s freedom.