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For The Love With Jen Hatmaker Podcast

[BOOK CLUB BONUS] Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s “In My Own Words” with Mary Hartnett

For The Love With Jen Hatmaker Podcast

Jen Hatmaker

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.66.4K Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Calling all book nerds! Are you looking for a place where your book-loving heart can flourish? Join us at jenhatmakerbookclub.com, and become one of our sisters in nerdiness. For January 2023 we’re excited to connect with an author who worked with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and penned a book featuring her many writings and thoughts titled My Own Words.. As one of Judge Ginsburg’s official biographers, Mary selected the writings and co-wrote the introductions to each chapter, providing biographical context and quotes gleaned from hundreds of interviews they had the pleasure of conducting the illustrious RGB. She shares about the special moments she had with the judge herself, in addition to some of her more notable writings, which are truly inspiring.  * * * Thank you to our sponsors! Jen Hatmaker & Friends Cruise | Book your spot now at JenHatmaker.com/cruise Jen Hatmaker Book Club | Use code READ for $5 off your first month at jenhatmakerbookclub.com  Me Course — Sex | Sign up for the presale price at 40% off at mecourse.org   Thought-Provoking Quotes “Sometimes I think people become famous and important, and then they say, ‘Okay, now I can throw a few scraps.’ But this was not [Ruth Bader Ginsburg] from the very beginning. Even in her very first briefs, she would cite in the brief, or even put as an author of the brief, someone whose work she found incredibly important with their permission, even though they had nothing to do with the case. It meant a lot to her to give credit to others who had inspired her. “ - Mary Hartnett “[Judge Ginsburg] did see that especially for younger people, learning the story and in really challenging times to represent this idea that things still can be better and more fair for everyone in the future, I think she got that.” - Mary Hartnett “[Judge Ginsburg] strongly believed that gender equality is good for everyone. Gender discrimination hurts everyone. It hurts men, women, others, children, our society, our country, our world. And so she firmly believed that.” - Mary Hartnett “Change wasn't just this intellectual thing that mattered to her. It was changing individuals' lives so that a young girl could hope to be a Supreme Court Justice or an astronaut. Not just a boy could have those hopes and dreams.” - Mary Hartnett “Everyone can't be Ruth Bader Ginsburg, but everyone can do something on the issues that they care about, which may be completely different than the issues that she cared about.” - Mary Hartnett   Guest’s Links Mary Hartnett Author Page   Connect with Jen! Jen’s website Jen’s Instagram Jen’s Twitter Jen’s Facebook Jen’s YouTube To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey guys, welcome back to the Gin Hatmaker Book Club podcast.

0:08.1

If you're joining us over from the For the Love Feed, welcome.

0:12.8

This is a little bit about what we do in Book Club.

0:15.4

Every month we get a dedicated interview with our author of the book that we are reading

0:21.8

and it's just fascinating.

0:24.7

We get to ask all the questions that we've had all month.

0:27.6

We get to give them our really specific and pointed feedback and responses to their

0:32.8

characters or their style or whatever it is.

0:36.1

And it just feels really special to get access to our authors in this way.

0:42.8

And today's interview is so delightful.

0:46.4

I'm not sure what I expected, but I just absolutely loved this conversation.

0:52.6

Okay.

0:53.6

First of all, it's 2023 high.

0:56.2

Can you believe this?

0:57.5

Let's get into the good stuff right up the bat with inspiration from the one and only Ruth

1:06.4

Thader Ginsburg.

1:09.6

It isn't her herself as we no longer have her with us.

1:14.0

It's not that been that long actually that we said goodbye to Justice Ginsburg.

1:18.1

But before her passing, we got the honor to read a lot of her own words in aptly titled

1:27.2

my own words.

1:28.8

So while we can't speak to her today, personally, we do have the honor of speaking with Professor

1:36.6

Mary Hartnett, who played a huge role in the co-creation of this incredible book.

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