I wanted to post something meaningful to honor the memory of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg so I decided to repost this wonderful tribute to her by her lifelong friend Nina Totenberg from NPR. I learned about Ruth ‘the woman’ from various sources but to learn about the true character of a woman all you have to do is ask her lifelong friends. Nina Totenberg tells a wonderful story in the link below at NPR.org, about their lifelong friendship that began with with a phone call and went on for 50 years. They saw each other through illness and loss, yet shared much laughter and many family dinners.
“Ruth could be stubborn. Oh my, stubborn. She knew how to play hurt better than most defensive ends. Broken ribs, radiation, chemo — she just soldiered on. No matter how lousy she felt, she rose to the occasion.” “She was an inspiration to so many women, especially young women.” “Some of the stories that follow have little to do with her brilliance, hard work or devotion to the law, or even her pioneering role as the architect of the legal fight for women’s rights in this country. Rather, they are examples of her extraordinary character, decency and commitment to friends, colleagues, law clerks — just about everyone whose lives she touched. I was lucky enough to be one of those people.”
Read the story about how Nina and Ruth met here: A 5-Decade-Long Friendship That Began With A Phone Call
