The Notorious: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Closing out Women's History Month with a bang ! Tune in as I discuss the infamous Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
She is known by many as the Notorious RBG, but Ginsburg life is an example of never giving up on your dreams and always fighting for what you believe.
Sources Used This Episode:
Biography of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Supreme Court of the United States. (LINK)
RBG. Directed by Julie Cohen & Betsy West. CNN Films. 2018.
Ruth Badger Ginsburg Biography. Biography.com Writers. Biography.com. April 2, 2014. (LINK)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Confirmation Hearing, Day 1 Part 1. CSPAN. (LINK)
Portraits of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Collars & the Stories Behind Them by Tessa Berenson. Time. November 4, 2020. (LINK)
NPR. [@NPR]. 2020, September 18. "My dearest Ruth, you are the only person I have loved in my life." In 2016, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg recited a handwritten letter that her late husband Marty, had drafted to her when he was ill at a hospital in 2010. Listen to it here: [Tweet]. Twitter. (LINK)
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