Ruth Bader Ginsburg - A Life of Service

By Kristine Schwartzman

Ruth Bader Ginsburg 1933-2020

​"I would like to be remembered as someone who used whatever talent she had to do her work to the very best of her ability."

Ruth Bader Ginsburg lost her battle with cancer Sept. 18, 2020. Nominated to the Supreme Court in 1993, she became a voice for women's rights, gender equality and civil rights. She also became an icon. Affectionately dubbed the Notorious RGB, she was a tireless advocate for justice.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a Supreme Court judge, but she was also a wife and mother. She was already a mother when she attended Harvard Law School. Balancing motherhood and her studies, she faced hostility at Harvard as one of eight women in a class of 500.

RBG encountered discrimination not only in school, but also in the workplace after graduation. But, hired she was and, as they say, the rest is history.

Ginsburg lost her husband, Martin, in 2010. Their marriage was by all accounts one of deep respect and a partnership of equals. She leaves behind two children, Jane and James. She also leaves a legacy of a life dedicated to justice and equality regardless of gender or sexual preference. Rest in power Justice Ginsburg.

Martin, Ruth, James and Jane on the boat.

Note: Nancy Jean is knee-deep in research at the moment, but will continue the story of Nancy Kendall and the Underground Railroad soon. I thank Nancy for asking me to write a guest post about Ruth Bader Ginsburg for her blog in the meantime. I'd be thrilled if you'd check my personal blog out at QuirkyPen.com and sign up for my newsletter. Thank you for reading.