Why Ruth? Because she was the first to question the legislation discriminating on the basis of sex after constantly suffering unfair treatment for being a woman. At Harvard University, she was one of eight women studying law in a class of more than 500, with the Dean always reminder her that she was occupying the place of a qualified man. She later transferred to Columbia University and graduated first in her class. But despite her outstanding academic record, no one would give her a job as a lawyer. This was the spark that ignited her life’s word: gender-blind laws granting equal rights. She argued six landmark cases on gender equality before the U.S. Supreme Court, winning five.

A hard-working woman in her mid-80s, and now herself a member of the Supreme Court of the United States, Ruth still fights for gender equality, civil rights and the fair treatment of women.

Materials:
100% 8-ply cotton; colours used: skin colour, dark grey, light grey, black, brown, white, small amount of pink
Yarn needle
8 mm safety eyes
Stitch marker
20 cm black-coated wire and pliers for RBG’s glasses
Craft glue or black sewing thread
fibrefill stuffing
2 green glass or plastic beads for earrings

Errata: Row 21 should read “3 sc, sc2tog, rep from to end. (24 sts)”