Notorious

Image from the cover of the book by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnit.

Granted, this image is a bit of a departure from my usual botanical, nature, food selections - but, well, this blog would not exist without Ruth Bader Ginsburg.  Without her arguments before the Court on which she would later sit to extend the application of the 14th Amendment to forbid discrimination on the basis of sex, it is possible I would not have been able to attend any of the schools I attended from 7th grade on, or my experience might have been dramatically different - for, at one time, they were all single-sex.  I might not have found a job as a lawyer; she could not when she graduated first in her class from law school.  So, in that "Sliding Doors" different world, no path to BigLaw, no joining the rat race, no need to struggle for that balance, no means to purchase a home of my own, no terrace garden to tend.  Well, maybe my blog posts might have been similar - all plants and food and scenery, maybe that would have comprised my whole universe, confined to those worlds in reliance on the support of a man, rather than seeking refuge in them as the antidote to a whole other world in which I am privileged, even if sometimes worn down, to be a part.  

So, in honor of all she did for women, tonight, a slight departure from the usual subjects - for someone who veered so impactfully from society's set path, and in so doing, led the way and made sure the door stayed open for the rest of us to follow.  

To the Notorious RBG.