Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Inspiring Words From Inspiring Women

Posted on by Wendy Kennar

I have taken my time, reading and appreciating Words to Live By: 50 Inspiring Quotes by 50 Inspiring Women illustrated by Jade Purple Brown. (I first wrote about this book, and specifically one quote, a month ago. If you missed that post, you can read it here.)

I have now completed the book, and this week, I am sharing a few of my favorite quotes with you:

“Figure out what you need to do to be the heroine of your own story.” – Ava DuVernay

“Do ordinary things with extraordinary love.” – Mother Teresa

“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” – Jane Goodall

“Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg 

“You are powerful and your voice matters.” – Kamala Harris

“It is never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot

Dear Readers, do any of these quotes resonate with you? Or, do you have a favorite quote? Feel free to share in the comments.

Please note: I am including a link to buy the book that I’m highlighting this week. If you use my link, I do make a small commission on your purchase at no additional cost to you. I am working with Bookshop.org which also sends a portion of the profit to support local, independent bookstores.

RIP RBG

Posted on by Wendy Kennar

Back in May 2019, I wrote the post below.

Now, in September 2020, I must add:

Thank you.

Thank you, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. 

Thank you for what you have done. 

Thank you for serving as an inspiration and a role model.

May we make you proud.

 

(Written and first published on this blog in May 2019)

It began like this:

I heard some things.  I read some things.  I liked those things.  I learned some more.  And now I, like countless others, proudly declare my admiration and respect for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Back in March, my husband and I visited the Skirball Cultural Center to see the exhibition Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.  I was in awe of all this remarkable woman has accomplished, and I was astounded by all that I didn’t know.

We then watched the RBG documentary, and my interest continued to grow. 

Now I just finished reading Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik.

You can read the book, watch the film, and learn the facts.  But here are a few things that are staying with me:

  1. This woman doesn’t stop.  No matter what.  Two bouts with cancer.  The death of her husband.  She still keeps going, keeps fighting.  Going to work, fighting for equality. 
  2. Looks can be deceiving.  Upon first glance, you may think RBG is just a small little woman.  Don’t be fooled.  She’s powerful in mind, body, and spirit.  (The woman works out with a personal trainer twice a week.)
  3. Theirs was a beautiful marriage, a union of true partners.  (RBG’s husband, Marty, passed away in 2010. They were married for 56 years and knew each other for 60.)
  4. RBG always sees the bigger picture:  “I think gender discrimination is bad for everyone, it’s bad for men, it’s bad for children.  Having the opportunity to be part of that change is tremendously satisfying.  Think of how the Constitution begins.  ‘We the people of the united States in order to form a perfect union.’  But we’re still striving for that more perfect union.  And one of the perfections is for the ‘we the people’ to include an ever enlarged group.”

Who Else Wants to Be Like RBG?

Posted on by Wendy Kennar

It began like this:

I heard some things.  I read some things.  I liked those things.  I learned some more.  And now I, like countless others, proudly declare my admiration and respect for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Back in March, my husband and I visited the Skirball Cultural Center to see the exhibition Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.  I was in awe of all this remarkable woman has accomplished, and I was astounded by all that I didn’t know.

We then watched the RBG documentary, and my interest continued growing. 

Now I just finished reading Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik.

You can read the book, watch the film, and learn the facts.  But here are a few things that are staying with me:

  1. This woman doesn’t stop.  No matter what.  Two bouts with cancer.  The death of her husband.  She still keeps going, keeps fighting.  Going to work, fighting for equality. 
  2. Looks can be deceiving.  Upon first glance, you may think RBG is just a small little woman.  Don’t be fooled.  She’s powerful in mind, body, and spirit.  (The woman works out with a personal trainer twice a week.)
  3. Theirs was a beautiful marriage, a union of true partners.  (RBG’s husband, Marty, passed away in 2010. They were married for 56 years and knew each other for 60.)
  4. RBG always sees the bigger picture:  “I think gender discrimination is bad for everyone, it’s bad for men, it’s bad for children.  Having the opportunity to be part of that change is tremendously satisfying.  Think of how the Constitution begins.  ‘We the people of the united States in order to form a perfect union.’  But we’re still striving for that more perfect union.  And one of the perfections is for the ‘we the people’ to include an ever enlarged group.”