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[7/29/2017] Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The first book from Ruth Bader Ginsburg since becoming a Supreme Court Justice in 1993—a witty, engaging, serious, and playful collection of writings and speeches from the woman who has had a powerful and enduring influence on law, women’s rights, and pop

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“My mother was very strong about my doing well in school and living up to my potential. Two things were important to her and she repeated them endlessly. One was to ‘be a lady,’ and that meant conduct yourself civilly, don’t let emotions like anger or envy get in your way. And the other was to be ind…”

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg, amazon.com

Tagged: feminism, Motherhood, Supreme Court, Independence, empowerment

“Rabbi Alfred Bettleheim once said: ‘Prejudice saves us a painful trouble, the trouble of thinking.’”

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg, amazon.com

Tagged: Prejudice, Thinking, Ignorance

“Feminism…I think the simplest explanation, and one that captures the idea, is a song that Marlo Thomas sang, 'Free to be You and Me.' Free to be, if you were a girl—doctor, lawyer, Indian chief. Anything you want to be. And if you’re a boy, and you like teaching, you like nursing, you would like to…”

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg, amazon.com

Tagged: feminism, Marlo Thomas, Free To Be You And Me, Nursing, Teaching