News Ruth Bader Ginsburg makes history as the first woman, Jewish person to lie in state at US Capitol September 25, 2020Christal Hayes, Deirdre Shesgreen and Rebecca Morin, USA TODAYComments Off on Ruth Bader Ginsburg makes history as the first woman, Jewish person to lie in state at US Capitol Ruth Bader Ginsburg made history Friday when she became the first woman and Jewish person to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol.