Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87

“I think my work is what saved me,” Ginsburg told ABC News in September, “because instead of dwelling on my physical discomforts, if I have an opinion to write or brief to read I know I’ve just got to get it done and have to get over it.”

Ginsburg was first appointed to the Supreme Court in 1993 by former President Bill Clinton. She is the oldest justice on the court.

Ginsburg has consistently fought for women’s rights. In 1971, she helped launch the Women’s Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). She served as the ACLU’s general counsel from 1973 to 1980.

In recent years, Ginsburg gained social media popularity with her own nickname, “Notorious R.B.G.” She was also the subject of a recent documentary, and a movie has been made about her life.

Ginsburg was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1933, according to the U.S. Supreme Court website. She married Martin Ginsburg, and together they had a daughter and a son. She received her undergraduate degree from Cornell University, and attended Harvard and Columbia law schools.