We Have Lost RBG

Possibly the greatest warrior has fallen and it’s up to us to pick up her mantle.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg in an interview. (Magnolia Pictures)

This is the woman who made equality for women possible. Half the population of the USA owe to her our position as equals, our relative financial independence, our ability to go to school, and even such basic rights as autonomy over our own bodies. She did not ask for special treatment but she demanded equality, not just for herself, but for everyone.

She was a champion for civil rights and was known for her cutting remarks and turn of phrase. And for that she was feared and called “controversial.” In this year of our Lord 2020 the revolutionary act of standing up for civil rights is, “controversial.”

RBG said her mother told to “be a lady,” but also to “be independent.” She managed that, and then she set herself to work creating a world where all women could be independent. I hope to one day fulfil my mother’s dreams for me as well as RBG did for her own mother.

Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Style Icon. (Getty Images)

At 5'1" the Notorious RBG towered over the other justices and will remain a giant in US Constitutional Law. But casual observers could also not help but observe that independent…