You are invited to an intimate conversatio n with Nina Totenberg as she talks about her nearly fifty-year friendship with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her book Dinners With R uth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships. \;
\nFour years befor e Nina Totenberg was hired at NPR\, where she cemented her legacy as a pri zewinning reporter\, and nearly twenty-two years before Ruth Bader Ginsbur g was appointed to the Supreme Court\, Nina called Ruth. A reporter for&nb sp\;The National Observer\, Nina was curious about Ruth&rsquo\;s legal bri ef\, asking the Supreme Court to do something to declare law that discrimi nated &ldquo\;on the basis of sex&rdquo\; to be unconstitutional. In a tim e when women were fired for becoming pregnant\, often could not apply for credit cards or get a mortgage in their own names\, Ruth patiently explain ed her argument. That call launched a remarkable\, nearly fifty-year frien dship. \;
\nDinners with Ruth is an extraordinary account of two women who paved the way for future generations by tearing down profession al and legal barriers. It is also an intimate memoir of the power of frien dships as women began to pry open career doors and transform the workplace . At the story&rsquo\;s heart is one\, special Ruth and Nina saw each othe r not only through personal joys\, but also illness\, loss\, and widowhood . During the devastating illness and eventual death of Nina&rsquo\;s first husband\, Ruth drew her out of grief\; twelve years later\, Nina would re ciprocate when Ruth&rsquo\;s beloved husband died. They shared not only a love of opera\, but also of shopping\, as they instinctively understood th at clothes were armor for women who wanted to be taken seriously in a work place dominated by men. During Ruth&rsquo\;s last year\, they shared so ma ny small dinners that Saturdays were &ldquo\;reserved for Ruth&rdquo\; in Nina&rsquo\;s house. Dinners with Ruth also weaves together compelling\, p ersonal portraits of other fascinating women and men from Nina&rsquo\;s li fe\, including her cherished NPR colleagues Cokie Roberts and Linda Werthe imer\; her beloved husbands\; her friendships with multiple Supreme Court Justices\, including Lewis Powell\, William Brennan\, and Antonin Scalia\, and Nina&rsquo\;s own family&mdash\;her father\, the legendary violinist Roman Totenberg\, and her &ldquo\;best friends\,&rdquo\; her sisters. \;
\nCelebrated NPR correspondent Nina Totenberg delivers an extraor dinary memoir of her personal successes\, struggles\, and life-affirming r elationships. Inspiring and revelatory\, Dinners with Ruth is a moving sto ry of the joy and true meaning of friendship. \;
\nAbout the Aut hor: \;NINA TOTENBERG is \;NPR&rsquo\;s award-winning legal affair s correspondent. She appears on \;NPR&rsquo\;s critically acclaimed ne ws magazines \;All Things Considered\, \;Morning Edition\, and&nbs p\;Weekend Edition\, and on \;NPR \;podcasts\, including \;The NPR Politics Podcast \;and its series\, &ldquo\;The Docket.&rdquo\; T otenberg&rsquo\;s Supreme Court and legal coverage has won her every major journalism award in broadcasting. Recognized seven times by the American Bar Association for continued excellence in legal reporting\, she has rece ived more than two dozen honorary degrees. A frequent TV contributor\, she writes for major newspapers\, magazines\, and law reviews.
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