i was in the first class of women. we were here not to break tradition, not to ruin history, but to help grow it. for those four years, i worked extremely hard to be the best person that i could be and to represent women as a whole. i wanted to be that person that stood in front of the men and said, i can do it, too. it is most appropriate that we welcome today a member of our nation s highest court, a notable example of a citizen with a lifelong dedication to public service. justice ruth bader ginsburg. [ cheers and applause ] the virginia military institute wasn t just about vmi. it was about the notion that you cannot exclude women just because they re women.
you cannot say categorically they can t handle this. it s way beyond vmi, way beyond. and she pulled some of the justices of that court over to see that you start you start with an assumption that you have got to treat both genders equally. [ applause ] any element.e in yourn experience amazing at your lexus dealer. this is not a screensaver.game. this is the destruction of a cancer cell by the body s own immune system, thanks to medicine that didn t exist until now. and today can save your life.
full of hormones and don t make general characteristics or characterizations here, some young men at that time in their life, they need discipline and vmi provided that. look at the redwood standing before you. they represent the edifice of vmi. a female high school student wanted to attend vmi, so she brought a case against virginia claiming that the all-male admissions policy violated equal protection. it actually went from the district court to the appellate court before it came up to the supreme court. this was an extremely important case for justice ginsburg. it was her first women s rights case on the supreme court. the honorable, the chief justice and the associate justices of the supreme court of the united states. it was very much aware of justice ginsburg s history with respect to gender, excluding
vmi fought very hard to keep women out. i had an alumni walk up to me and he says i m not going to shake your hand. i want to know why you re here and why you decided to ruin my school. i know that there were some people who did not react well to the change, and my response to this was wait and see, you will be proud of the women who become graduates of vmi. [ applause ] it wasn t just about vmi. it was about the notion that you cannot exclude women just because they re women. you cannot say categorically they can t handle this. it s way beyond vmi, way beyond. and she pulled some of the justices of that court over to see that you start you start
state institute in the country as an all-male military academy. boys can be troublesome, full of hormones and so forth. i don t mean to make general gender characteristics or generalizations here, but for some young men at that time of their life they need discipline and vmi provided that. look at the men that stand before you. they represent the essence of vmi. a female high school student wanted to attend vmi so she brought a case against virginia claiming that the all-male missions policy violated equal protection. so it actually went from the district court to the appellate court before it came up to the supreme court. this was an extremely important case for justice ginsburg. it was her first womens rights case on the supreme court. the honorable, which chief