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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA rapper, an elevator and an elephant: stories Ginsburg told
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WASHINGTON (AP) In recent years Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was surprised to find herself so popular that everyone wants to take a picture with me. The justice, who died Friday at 87, had become a feminist icon, with books, movies, clothing and even coloring books devoted to her.
People wanted to give her awards. They wanted to hear her talk. Ginsburg was invited to speak so often that inevitably she was asked the same questions and delivered the same punch lines, always, it seemed, to a delighted new audience.
Some of the things Ginsburg liked to tell groups:
WHAT SHE HAD IN COMMON WITH A RAPPER
Ginsburg came to be known as The Notorious RBG, a play on the name of the rapper The Notorious B.I.G. Ginsburg liked to note they had one important thing in common. Both were born and bred in Brooklyn, New York.
WHEN ASKED FOR HER ADVICE
Ginsburg often dispensed a piece of wisdom her mother-in-law gave her on her wedding day. The secret to a happy marriage is this: Sometimes it helps to be a little deaf. Ginsburg said it was excellent advice in dealing with her colleagues on the court, too.
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A rapper, an elevator and an elephant: stories Ginsburg told (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Sep 2020
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CrispyQ
(36,446 posts)1. What a wonderful read & not very long.
I didn't know some of those facts.
Ohiogal
(31,956 posts)2. She was a national treasure!
I love the story on equal parenting!
I miss her so.
crickets
(25,959 posts)3. Lovely, sweet article.
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