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On the Basis of Sex

She had fulfilledthe requirements for the Illinois bar, but she wasn't allowedto practice...

She had fulfilled
the requirements for the Illinois bar, but she wasn't allowed
to practice because she was a woman

Full Transcript

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She had fulfilled the requirements
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for the Illinois bar,
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but she wasn't allowed to practice
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because she was a woman.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
74
Timestamp in Movie
01:45:27
Uploaded
Jun 23, 2025
Genres
drama, history
Production
Participant,Alibaba Pictures Group,Robert Cort Productions

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Movie Summary

Young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of sex discrimination.
An injustice she asked the Supreme Court to correct. - On the Basis of Sex 00:05
An injustice she asked the Supreme Court to correct.
Illinois was so confident of victory, - On the Basis of Sex 00:08
Illinois was so confident of victory,
That was the first time someone went to court - On the Basis of Sex 00:09
That was the first time someone went to court
65 years ago, when women in Oregon - On the Basis of Sex 00:11
65 years ago, when women in Oregon
So then there were two precedents. - On the Basis of Sex 00:04
So then there were two precedents.
Then three, then four, and on and on, - On the Basis of Sex 00:14
Then three, then four, and on and on,
That is the legacy - On the Basis of Sex 00:06
That is the legacy
You are being urged to protect the culture - On the Basis of Sex 00:10
You are being urged to protect the culture
A generation ago, - On the Basis of Sex 00:08
A generation ago,
65 years ago, - On the Basis of Sex 00:08
65 years ago,
I would not have the right to stand before you. - On the Basis of Sex 00:05
I would not have the right to stand before you.
There are 178 laws that differentiate - On the Basis of Sex 00:06
There are 178 laws that differentiate
The government did the favor of compiling them for you. - On the Basis of Sex 00:04
The government did the favor of compiling them for you.
They're obstacles to our children's aspirations. - On the Basis of Sex 00:05
They're obstacles to our children's aspirations.
You're asking us to overturn nearly a century of precedent. - On the Basis of Sex 00:04
You're asking us to overturn nearly a century of preced...
I'm asking you to set a new precedent, - On the Basis of Sex 00:07
I'm asking you to set a new precedent,
But in those cases, the courts had - On the Basis of Sex 00:04
But in those cases, the courts had
The word "woman" does not appear even once - On the Basis of Sex 00:08
The word "woman" does not appear even once
Nor does the word "freedom," Your Honor. - On the Basis of Sex 00:05
Nor does the word "freedom," Your Honor.
The principal purpose of Section 214 - On the Basis of Sex 00:08
The principal purpose of Section 214