Join us for an intimate conversation with NPR Legal Affairs Correspondent Nina Totenberg as she talks about her near ly fifty-year friendship with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg an d her book Dinners With Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships. \;
\nFour years before Nina Totenberg was hired at NPR\, where she cem ented her legacy as a prizewinning reporter\, and nearly twenty-two years before Ruth Bader Ginsburg was appointed to the Supreme Court\, Nina calle d Ruth. A reporter for \;The National Observer\, Nina was curious abou t Ruth&rsquo\;s legal brief\, asking the Supreme Court to do something to declare law that discriminated &ldquo\;on the basis of sex&rdquo\; to be u nconstitutional. In a time when women were fired for becoming pregnant\, o ften could not apply for credit cards or get a mortgage in their own names \, Ruth patiently explained her argument. That call launched a remarkable\ , nearly fifty-year friendship. \;
\nDinners with Ruth is an ext raordinary account of two women who paved the way for future generations b y tearing down professional and legal barriers. It is also an intimate mem oir of the power of friendships as women began to pry open career doors an d transform the workplace. At the story&rsquo\;s heart is one\, special Ru th and Nina saw each other not only through personal joys\, but also illne ss\, loss\, and widowhood. During the devastating illness and eventual dea th of Nina&rsquo\;s first husband\, Ruth drew her out of grief\; twelve ye ars later\, Nina would reciprocate when Ruth&rsquo\;s beloved husband died . They shared not only a love of opera\, but also of shopping\, as they in stinctively understood that clothes were armor for women who wanted to be taken seriously in a workplace dominated by men. During Ruth&rsquo\;s last year\, they shared so many small dinners that Saturdays were &ldquo\;rese rved for Ruth&rdquo\; in Nina&rsquo\;s house. Dinners with Ruth also weave s together compelling\, personal portraits of other fascinating women and men from Nina&rsquo\;s life\, including her cherished NPR colleagues Cokie Roberts and Linda Wertheimer\; her beloved husbands\; her friendships wit h multiple Supreme Court Justices\, including Lewis Powell\, William Brenn an\, 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 Tote nberg delivers an extraordinary memoir of her personal successes\, struggl es\, and life-affirming relationships. Inspiring and revelatory\, Dinners with Ruth is a moving story of the joy and true meaning of friendship.&nbs p\;
\nAbout the Author: \;NINA TOTENBERG is&nbs p\;NPR&rsquo\;s award-winning legal affairs correspondent. She appears on& nbsp\;NPR&rsquo\;s critically acclaimed news magazines \;All Things Co nsidered\, \;Morning Edition\, and \;Weekend Edition\, and on \;NPR \;podcasts\, including \;The NPR Politics Podcast \;and its series\, &ldquo\;The Docket.&rdquo\; Totenberg&rsquo\;s Supreme Court and legal coverage has won her every major journalism award in broadcastin g. Recognized seven times by the American Bar Association for continued ex cellence in legal reporting\, she has received more than two dozen honorar y degrees. A frequent TV contributor\, she writes for major newspapers\, m agazines\, and law reviews.
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