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.

there were dozens at vmi. they realized the admission of women for them because it enabled them to upgrade their applicant pool. it's a real success story. there were women on the faculty now even on the board of vmi. so it was a very happy occasion. in the beginning, it was rough. vmi said we'll take these women but they're going to be treated just like the men, which means when they come in, they get their head shaved. so now they have accommodations and women do not have to shave their heads. but the general assured me that was it. there was no other differences. i looked at the young cadets and the general and said do you allow male cadets to wear earrings? and he was taken aback and after a pause he said, "not on campus." >> so the vmi decision was 7-1 with justice scalia decentiscen and justin thomas recaused. but the seventh included william renditions quest which was surprising to some. i think it's safe to say, no one calls him a feminist icon. how did you get his vote? [ laughter ] >> it was not hard

there were dozens at vmi. -- one woman enrolled in the engineering program. there were dozens at vmi. the school realizes what the admission of women was to them, because it enabled them to upgrade their applicant pool. it is a real success story. there are women on the faculty now, even on the board of vmi. this was a very happy occasion. in the beginning it was rocky. vmi said all right, we will take these women, but they will be treated just like the men. which means, when they come in they get their head shaved. now they have made an accommodation. women do not have to shave their heads. but the general assured me that was it. there was no other difference. i looked at the young cadets, at the general, and said do you allow male cadets to wear ear rings? [chuckles] he was taken back. after a pause he said, "not on campus." [laughter] >> the decision was 7-1. with justice scalia dissenting. the seven included your chief justice at the time, william rehnquist, which was surprising to some because it is safe

it's way beyond vmi, way beyond.at court over to see that you start -- you start with an assumption that you have got to treat both genders equally. >> that majority opinion was a culmination of ruth's identification to the concept of quality for women. >> those are the cadets. one wanted to be a nuclear scientists, the others engineers. all very well-adjusted to life at vmi. so you can see many varieties. there are more up on top. this is the latest one i've gotten. >> so people just send them to you. >> yes. what's in this one? oh, this one was given to me by the university of hawaii with french lace and the beads are from the beach. it's a gift a few terms back, and this is what i use for announcing majority opinion. and this one is for dissenting opinion. ♪ introducing the all-new volkswagen jetta with app-connect and available beats audio. hey baby, let's get you into bed. can we see a real whale some day? sure. promise. promise. mom, are we still going? dad, are we still going? yea, we're going. use the card th

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and vmi provided that. >> stand before you, they represent the essence of vmi!ase 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 chief justice and the associate justices of the supreme court of the united states. >> i was very much aware of justice ginsburg's history with respect to gender, excluding women from an institution. i was very much aware of that. and i was trying to fashion an argument that would penetrate that. >> mr. chief justice, and may it please the court, educators are virtually united that many young men and young women significantly benefit from a single-sex education. >> the curiosity is that you are defending single-sex education when virginia abandoned single-sex education in all schools but one. >> the -- there are a number of women's schools in virginia that chose themsel

keep up with all the activities required of the vmi cadets and would retain vmi.re men only became history issued women cadets. >> 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 i

here is a peek from the film. >> vmi foul very hard ichli fo women out.umni walk up to me and he says i'm not going to shake your hand. i want to 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. >> with me now, she was a clerk for justice ginsburg when the court issued its historic ruling. lisa, so nice to see you in person. i've watched this film two ti s times. working with this justice, you lucky woman. >> i was extremely lucky. >> twhafs that liwhat was that ? >> she had been a hero of mine personally having worked at the aclu on women's rights and reproductive freedom. so it is a thrill to get to work with her. and then professionally, it is one of the most awesome experiences because the supreme court gets the most challenging and often controversial cases where there is a circuit split. and you are working with some of the country's most amazing attorneys, thoughtful,

justice thomas was recused because his son had attended vmi. lonece scalia was the dissenter in what he predicted about the school's downfall is the opposite of what happened. as a result of that decision, and many others you helped bring jurisprudence a of equal citizenship of men and women, we have civil rights laws designed to promote equality of opportunity. as you reflect now on all those accomplishments, what do you think are the biggest barriers today to equality? two.ce ginsburg: there are calledwhat has been unconscious bias. i give whenever is theestion arises symphony orchestra. when i was growing up, i never saw a woman in a symphony orchestra with one possible exception. maybe the office, but that was it. critics thought they could tell the difference between the sound violin or piano and a man. decided let's put a new york times critic to the test. let's blindfold him and see if he can tell. they had a series of piano players play and they were all mixed up. to that.p he saw a woman and had low expectations. he didn't see her, and

. >> vmi fought very hard to keep women out.i walk up to me and said 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 ] >> that captures sort of, i think, what she stands for, fierce decisions, yet understated in her -- the way she explains things to people. >> she's always been taken -- she's always been underestimated. she's somebody who has a quiet style that in fact is really fierce. what she was asking the supreme court to do when she was the co-founder of the aclu women's rights movement was radical but it was innicremental and really led the justices along and it's about liberating both men and women from stereotypes and you get to see from the story of her life she both overcame so much and had an extraordinary marriage and extraordinaire life but lived out those ideals. >> there's

justice thomas, his sun --- son had attended vmi. he was the lone dissenter. what he predicted about the school's downfall, was the opposite of what happened. >> so as a result of that decision, and many others that you helped bring about, we have a jurisprudence of equal citizenship of men and women, we have civil rights laws, that are designed to promote equality of opportunities. as you reflect now on all of those accomplishments, what do you think are the biggest barriers today to equality? >> there are two. one is what has been called on conscience bias. the example i give whenever this question arises, is the symphony orchestra. when i was growing up, i never saw a woman in a symphony orchestra with one possible exception may be. the harpist, but that was it. critics so the difference between a sound that a woman makes on the violin or piano, and a man. someone decided, let's put this new york times critic to the test. let's blindfold him and see if he can tell. and they had a series of tests. it was all mixed up. it was a man and he would say oh, that i

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the vmi speech by secretary of state tillerson. he was presence but said this president has a problem. my point is now insiders, that is presidential apopointees saying we're part of the system, as well. i have never seen anything like this, ever. >> let's get joey jackson in on this. >> wolf, the united states of america is an example to the world. right? we lead by example. we set example and we're looked at as an institution and a democracy upon which everyone else should follow. think about how sad of a day it is when you have the leader of that country, that does not have the trust and respect of the people around them who are of a similar party. now, forgetting about policy differences. this goes beyond that. this goes to the core of a fitness to serve in office. who you are. what you think. how you think. your level of just intelligence. your ability to grasp. and when you have people who don't -- are not confident about you and who you are, what does that say about us and what does it say about our standing in the world? if