I think he would be honored to share the 'Notorious' title with her, and it's up to us to honor their legacies by continuing to fight for equality and justice for all by voting and getting into good trouble." - CJ Wallace, son of Notorious BIG "Brooklyn, New York, represents no fear, confidence, and speaking your truth, and my dad and Justice Ginsburg lived those words. In her fierce honesty, resolute realness, and, yes, innate sense of style (those collars!), Ginsburg emerges as a cultural icon worthy of her own fanbase - Kate Tuttle, The Boston Globe In particular, they make vivid the development of her trademark arguments. “The authors make this unassuming, most studious woman come pulsing to life.’Notorious RBG’ may be a playful project, but it asks to be read seriously.That I responded so personally to it is a testimony to storytelling and panache.” - Jennifer Senior, New York TimesĬarmon and Knizhnik write powerfully about the progression of Ginsburg’s legal career. As the country struggles with the unfinished business of gender equality and civil rights, Ginsburg stands as a testament to how far we can come with a little chutzpah.įreshman Common Read: University of Vermont Critical Praise
An original hybrid of reported narrative, annotated dissents, rare archival photos and documents, and illustrations, the book tells a never-before-told story of an unusual and transformative woman who transcends generational divides. It draws on intimate access to Ginsburg's family members, close friends, colleagues, and clerks, as well an interview with the Justice herself. Notorious RBG, inspired by the Tumblr that amused the Justice herself and brought to you by its founder and an award-winning feminist journalist, is more than just a love letter. Across America, people who weren’t even born when Ginsburg first made her name as a feminist pioneer are tattooing themselves with her face, setting her famously searing dissents to music, and making viral videos in tribute.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg never asked for fame-she has only tried to make the world a little better and a little freer.īut nearly a half-century into her career, something funny happened to the octogenarian: she won the internet.
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