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Detailed explanation-1: -A champion of women’s rights, late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg served on the Supreme Court from 1993 to her death last September. A larger-than-life bronze statue of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a liberal stalwart on the US Supreme Court, has been erected in her hometown of Brooklyn, New York.

Detailed explanation-2: -It was installed at 445 Albee Square, outside downtown Brooklyn’s City Point, a mixed-use residential and commercial development. It was unveiled on March 12, 2021, to commemorate Women’s History Month and Ginsburg’s 88th birthday on March 15.

Detailed explanation-3: -But her Brooklyn beginnings were more humble than her legacy has proven to be: Ginsburg grew up on East 9th Street between avenues O and P, and attended PS 238, a block from her home.

Detailed explanation-4: -She was born Joan Ruth Bader on March 15, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York. Her father was a furrier in the height of the Great Depression, and her mother worked in a garment factory.