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A review by ricefun
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Shana Knizhnik, Irin Carmon
5.0
I was inspired to read this biography after watching the fantastic documentary "RBG" and so I picked up a copy from my local library. I love the format of this book, with a great basic biography threaded through scans, pictures, recipes, doodles, and helpful commentary about Ginsburg's most famous opinions/dissents on important cases.
I have only a vague concept of the struggle that women faced when beginning to enter male-dominated professions. Ginsburg was instrumental in quietly and thoughtfully bringing about a shift in the legal understanding that humans are created equal and deserve equal protection no matter their gender. I appreciated so much that she spent time working to build coalitions and to break down barriers through commonality and consensus.
My favorite RBG quote, which is included in this book, is "I think that men and women, shoulder to shoulder, will work together to make this a better world. Just as I don't think that men are the superior sex, neither do I think women are. I think that it is great that we are beginning to use the talents of all of the people, in all walks of life, and that we no longer have the closed doors that we once had."
I have only a vague concept of the struggle that women faced when beginning to enter male-dominated professions. Ginsburg was instrumental in quietly and thoughtfully bringing about a shift in the legal understanding that humans are created equal and deserve equal protection no matter their gender. I appreciated so much that she spent time working to build coalitions and to break down barriers through commonality and consensus.
My favorite RBG quote, which is included in this book, is "I think that men and women, shoulder to shoulder, will work together to make this a better world. Just as I don't think that men are the superior sex, neither do I think women are. I think that it is great that we are beginning to use the talents of all of the people, in all walks of life, and that we no longer have the closed doors that we once had."