Three ways RBG showed the power of patience in the fight for equality
Less mentioned is the trait underpinning these accomplishments: unwavering patience. It was patience that allowed Ruth Bader Ginsburg to press on despite sexism and discrimination when she was starting out as a lawyer, and later drove her carefully constructed strategy for bringing arguments for equality before male-dominated courts. Here are just a few examples of how Ginsburg’s masterful practice of patience paid off, both for her career and American society.