Women at the University of Iowa law school, both students and professors, reflect on how their identity as a woman affects their place in the legal world in the wake of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death.

University of Iowa law student Kayla Boyd said the passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg means the passing of a strong, powerful female attorney and judge, and one of the few women icons that exist in the legal world.

“Everybody wants to have a role model to look up to that looks like them, but for lawyers, all of the typical role models that you hear about are men,” Boyd said. “Her confidence and ability to navigate a male-dominated profession is truly amazing.”

Ginsburg died on Sept. 18 of complications from her long battle with pancreatic cancer. Ginsburg was the second female justice to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court and was an outspoken advocate for women’s rights, ruling mostly on the liberal side of cases.

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