RBG by Author’s Name [Blu-ray]

God rest her soul she is so inspiring, and she accomplished so much in her life. I greatly admire her, and this was an excellent documentary into her life and all that she overcame. And her reasoning behind her “I dissent”
RBG rocked.

-Great watch! I now recommend it to everyone interested in civil rights, great women of modern times and of course RBG
-Bought this version with French subtitles to share with people who do not speak English and I can assure you the translation is well timed and accurate

Notorious Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020) war eine Legende am Obersten Gerichtshof der USA. Auch im fortgeschrittenen Rentenalter stritt sie unermüdlich weiter als Liberale für die Verfassung und dachte trotz Krankheit nicht an Rücktritt. Ihre Schriftsätze, Urteile und Sondervoten gelten als brillant und kenntnisreich formuliert.
In diesem beeindruckenden Porträt wird der Vorkämpferin für Gleichberechtigung ein Denkmal gesetzt. Sie musste sich als junge Frau ihren Weg nach Oben Schritt für Schritt hart erkämpfen, denn Juristinnen gab es in den 1950er Jahren in den USA so gut wie gar nicht. Anwaltskanzleien wollten keine Frauen einstellen. Irgendwann klappte es doch, mit einigen wegweisenden Prozessen als Anwältin am Supreme Court legte sie den Grundstein für ihre Karriere, die 1993 mit der Berufung als Richterin an den Supreme Court ihren Höhepunkt erreichte.
Inzwischen hat RBG durch die sozialen Medien auch bei jungen US-Amerikanern Kultstatus erreicht. Es machte Eindruck, dass Ginsburg leidenschaftlich für die Rechte von Minderheiten kämpft und sich dabei auch immer auf die Verfassung berief. Mit ihrer bedächtigen, humorvollen Art stand die kleine, stets adrett gekleidete Person überall, wo sie auftrat, im Mittelpunkt. Doch eigentlich mochte sie das nicht, sie arbeitete lieber unermüdlich für die Gerechtigkeit. Erst wenn sie nicht mehr mit Volldampf arbeiten könne, würde sie sich zurückziehen. Ihr Tod kam dem zuvor.

The movie of RBG as well as the book of her life story show such a wonderful example of a strong woman who decides her direction in life and works quite hard to make others’ lives benefit from the changes she creates. I’m sure she didn’t start out in her life to do what she has done, but she has certainly been a wonderful example for other women who have not been as strong and determined but learned from her to have a better impact by standing up for their beliefs. Not only is she an amazingly intelligent woman, but she has had such an overwhelming influence to so many women and our social attitudes to women through her determination and eloquence to present a firm yet not overwhelming approach that is so frequently missing from others who desire to make a difference but don’t quite know how to effectively do it. It is also phenomenal that she had a supportive husband through some social changes that certainly threatened many men’s sense of their self and how to be the kind of man who could survive and continue to have a wonderful relationship with a strong, intelligent, competent woman. I would love to hear her speak, and to also hear what her children have to say about what it was like to have such an amazing mother. I’m sure those children faced some interesting challenges, yet they surely must know they are better and stronger members of their families and communities because of her.

this documentary is the story of an amazing woman who shattered glass ceilings in legal reform, ended up on the USA supreme court and was a force of nature– also a quiet person…

This was a gift for my 12 year old daughter. She had seen the documentary on TV and now she knows something about how just 50 years ago, women were effectively barred from working in many professions, along with not have many of the rights she takes for granted. The Notorious RBG was the legal eagle who broke the barrier and is now her heroine. She is so happy to have her own copy so she can share it with her friends.