Irish Examiner View: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, an icon of America's culture wars

President Bill Clinton poses with his nominee for the Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsburg during a news conference in Washington. The Supreme Court says Ginsburg has died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87. (AP Photo/Doug Mills)

The American Supreme Court judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on Friday night aged 87, had achieved iconic status. 

She was a figurehead in America's culture wars, championing equality, especially gender equality.