Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 1933-2020
Associate Justice Supreme Court, 1993-2020
US Judge Court of Appeals 1980-1993
My shero has gone before; my heart broken.
I truly believed we would still have her for
several more months.
I was 30, living and teaching in Mexico when
I began hearing about Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
She was educated, living and working in what
was considered a man's world at that time.
She was clever, ballsy, making things happen
that maybe otherwise would not have. We
young women openly and secretly adored
her, depending on our own situations.
My own husband, mathematician and prof,
was not a fan . . . hence the secret adoration.
Through the years, she would appear in our
newspapers, reporting one brave deed after
another. She was a constant. Her stand, her
tenacity, her bravery . . . always there!
But, for the young women who admired
her, she was a role model. Education, wit
and wisdom and so not shy about speaking
her mind. She may as well have been from
Mars. Still, she lived on our planet and we
all wanted to be her when we grew up . . .
. . . My shero!
may the gods attend
may they ever cosset you
queen among women
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