Irin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik Books

I was born Joan Ruth Bader in 1933, in a working-class section of Brooklyn. My mother, Celia, taught me that education was my path to independence, my instrument of dignity. When I lost her on the eve of my high school graduation, I carried her hope with me — that I could achieve a life she had been...

From Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Martin Ginsburg was as unlike the stereotype of the 1950s husband as one could be. He delighted in my mind, my work, and my fierce independence. Our marriage was a partnership in the purest sense — one built on laughter, mutual admiration, and shared responsibility. Marty’s humor balanced my restrai...

From Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg