On the Basis of Sex [Blu-ray]

Characters from the film

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

As a struggling young attorney and new mother, Ruth takes on a ground-breaking case with her husband, attorney Martin Ginsburg. Despite many challenges, Ruth Bader Ginsburg is unstoppable in her fight for equal rights.

Martin Ginsburg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s husband Martin 'Marty' Ginsburg works side by side with her on the case. Also a lawyer, Marty is a modern man who shares parenting and domestic duties with Ruth in order to support his brilliant wife’s career. Together, the Ginsburgs challenge the system to embrace more equal rights.

Jane Ginsburg

Ruth and Marty’s daughter Jane Ginsburg watches her parents fight for women’s rights. She eventually follows her parents into the law and becomes a staunch supporter of her mother’s career and legacy.

Characters from the film

Jim Bozarth

Opposing council Jim Bozarth is a lawyer fighting against the tide of changing times. Despite standing on the wrong side of history, Jim’s experience makes him a formidable adversary against Ruth’s conviction that all people are created equal.

Mel Wulf

Mel Wulf is the charismatic legal director of the ACLU during the time Ruth Bader Ginsburg founds the Women’s Rights Project. Although Mel and Ruth both attend Columbia’s law school, they are combative allies in the fight for equal rights.