RBG won a prestigious award generally only for the field of philosophy and donated the $1 million dollar prize
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was awarded the 2019 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture for her pioneering work in gender equality and strengthening the rule of law. The prize, which comes with a $1 million award, recognizes thinkers who have shaped human self-understanding and advancement, and Ginsburg chose to donate the prize money to various charities.
- Reason for the award: The Berggruen Institute awarded Ginsburg the prize for her decades of work in jurisprudence, specifically for pioneering gender equality and strengthening the rule of law.
- Prize money: The $1 million prize money was directed to several organizations, including the American Bar Foundation, the Malala Fund, the American Cancer Society, and the Metropolitan Opera, according to American Bar Foundation.
- Significance of the award: The prize is notable because previous recipients were primarily philosophers, making Ginsburg the first laureate from a field outside of philosophy.
- Ginsburg’s acceptance: Ginsburg accepted the prize, a reflection of her lifetime of achievements in legal and social justice.
