"I Dissent."

The famous phrase of the Supreme Court legend herself, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. This phrase is printed on T-shirts, notebooks, even coffee mugs. There is no doubt Ruth has been a pivotal figure for feminism since her early years, but the question is when did she become such a pop culture icon?

If you aren't familiar with the "Notorious RBG" as modern-day feminists have labeled her, let me introduce you. Ruth grew up in Brooklyn New York, attended Cornell, and advanced to law school at both Harvard and Yale before landing a nomination by President Bill Clinton to the United States Supreme Court in 1993. Only the second woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court, it's no secret she was a mover and a shaker.

Ruth's work began in her early years as a lawyer, taking on challenging sex discrimination cases and winning five out of six arguments she brought to the United States Supreme Court. She's been smashing the patriarchy since '73. So, why only recently has she had her face printed on every article of clothing there is? This is the question I asked myself after walking into The Strand Bookstore in New York City and seeing this woman's face plastered on every piece of merchandise ever. I knew she was a Supreme Court Justice, but why did her face sell like Tom Brady jerseys after the Super Bowl?

A quick Google search set me on a path to having my own RBG collection in my room. I quickly understood why people loved Ruth so much. She represents the good in a political and legal world in an extremely polarizing time. Reading just a handful of her quotes will have you "stanning" this woman faster than you can spell "dissent."

She is probably the fiercest eighty-seven-year-old America has seen. Her dissenting opinions never lack admirable intelligence with just the right sprinkle of sarcasm and her quotes are what you need on a rainy day. Plus, to put the cherry on top, she has the most perfect love story politics has ever seen.

The story of Ruth and her husband Martin is one for the ages. Meeting in law school and spending their life together, their love story never wavered. When Martin was diagnosed with cancer in law school, Ruth pulled all-nighters to finish her own work as well as his and when President Clinton was looking for a court nominee, Martin pulled every string in the book to get his beloved wife on the list.

In an era where it's considered a success if you're not ghosted, people love a good love story. And perhaps the craziest thing about Ruth was her close friendship with one of the most conservative justices the court has ever seen, Justice Antonin Scalia. Despite their extremely different political views, the two managed to remain the best of friends, even vacationing together! This is something that gives people hope in a time like today.

A perfect love story, unexpected friendship, and enormous success, Ruth's life is a novel that wrote itself. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg does not only review briefs and writes opinions, she inspires the next generation of feminists. Go read her dissenting opinion from Whole Women's Health V. Hellerstedt and you'll find yourself surfing Amazon for a T-Shirt with her face on it.