Four years before Nina Totenberg was hired at NPR\, where she cemented her legacy as a prizewinning reporter\, and n early twenty-two years before Ruth Bader Ginsburg was appointed to the Sup reme Court\, Nina called Ruth. A reporter for \;The National Observer\ , Nina was curious about Ruth&rsquo\;s legal brief\, asking the Supreme Co urt to do something to declare law that discriminated &ldquo\;on the basis of sex&rdquo\; to be unconstitutional. In a time when women were fired fo r becoming pregnant\, often could not apply for credit cards or get a mort gage in their own names\, Ruth patiently explained her argument. That call launched a remarkable\, nearly fifty-year friendship. \;
\nDinners with Ruth is an extraordinary account of two women who paved the way for future generations by tearing down professional and legal barr iers. It is also an intimate memoir of the power of friendships as women b egan to pry open career doors and transform the workplace. At the story&rs quo\;s heart is one\, special Ruth and Nina saw each other not only throug h personal joys\, but also illness\, loss\, and widowhood. During the deva stating illness and eventual death of Nina&rsquo\;s first husband\, Ruth d rew her out of grief\; twelve years later\, Nina would reciprocate when Ru th&rsquo\;s beloved husband died. They shared not only a love of opera\, b ut also of shopping\, as they instinctively understood that clothes were a rmor for women who wanted to be taken seriously in a workplace dominated b y men. During Ruth&rsquo\;s last year\, they shared so many small dinners that Saturdays were &ldquo\;reserved for Ruth&rdquo\; in Nina&rsquo\;s hou se. Dinners with Ruth also weaves together compelling\, personal portraits of other fascinating women and men from Nina&rsquo\;s life\, inc luding her cherished NPR colleagues Cokie Roberts and Linda Wertheimer\; h er beloved husbands\; her friendships with multiple Supreme Court Justices \, including Lewis Powell\, William Brennan\, and Antonin Scalia\, and Nin a&rsquo\;s own family&mdash\;her father\, the legendary violinist Roman To tenberg\, and her &ldquo\;best friends\,&rdquo\; her sisters. \;
\nCelebrated NPR correspondent Nina Totenberg delivers an extraordinary m emoir of her personal successes\, struggles\, and life-affirming relations hips. Inspiring and revelatory\, Dinners with Ruth is a moving st ory of the joy and true meaning of friendship. \;
\nAbout the Au thor: \;NINA TOTENBERG is \;NPR&rsquo\;s award-winning legal affai rs correspondent. She appears on \;NPR&rsquo\;s critically acclaimed n ews magazines \;All Things Considered\, \;Morning Edition\, and&nb sp\;Weekend Edition\, and on \;NPR \;podcasts\, including \;Th e NPR Politics Podcast \;and its series\, &ldquo\;The Docket.&rdquo\; Totenberg&rsquo\;s Supreme Court and legal coverage has won her every majo r journalism award in broadcasting. Recognized seven times by the American Bar Association for continued excellence in legal reporting\, she has rec eived more than two dozen honorary degrees. A frequent TV contributor\, sh e writes for major newspapers\, magazines\, and law reviews.
\nDinne rs with Ruth is available via the \;library catalogue.
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