Ruth Bader Ginsburg, de tweede vrouwelijke rechter van het Amerikaanse hooggerechtshof, is op zevenentachtigjarige leeftijd overleden. Ze nam het tijdens haar carrière op voor vrouwenrechten, kansarme gezinnen en de lgbtq-gemeenschap.

Ginsburg was het onderwerp van Betsy Wests en Julie Cohens Oscargenomineerde documentaire RBG uit 2018 en werd in datzelfde jaar vertolkt door Felicity Jones in Mimi Leders On the Basis of Sex.

“Toen we Ruth Bader Ginsburg enkele jaren terug vroegen hoe ze wilde herinnerd worden, zei ze heel bescheiden: ‘Als iemand die deed wat ze kon, met het beperkte talent dat ze had om de maatschappij te bevorderen voor mijn kinderen en kleinkinderen.’,” reageren West en Cohen.

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Surely the smartest and toughest person I'll ever have the privilege to know. Rest in Peace, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. pic.twitter.com/TV7DpPQCk0

— Julie Cohen (@FilmmakerJulie) September 19, 2020

"Fight for the things you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you." RIP, RBG pic.twitter.com/HLtKG7qdnp

— Robert Downey Jr (@RobertDowneyJr) September 19, 2020

FUCK

— Barry Jenkins (@BarryJenkins) September 18, 2020

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Rest In Peace And Power Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the demure firebrand who in her 80s became a legal, cultural, and feminist icon has died from complications from cancer. Just days before her death, as her strength waned, Ginsburg dictated this statement to her granddaughter Clara Spera: "My most fervent wish is that i I will not be replaced until a new president is installed." Architect of the legal fight for women's rights in the 1970s, Ginsburg subsequently served 27 years on the nation's highest court, becoming its most prominent member. Her death will inevitably set in motion what promises to be a nasty and tumultuous political battle over who will succeed her, and it thrusts the Supreme Court vacancy into the spotlight of the presidential campaign. Visit NPR.org for more coverage. ?: Shuran Huang/NPR

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My deepest condolences to Justice Ginsberg’s loved ones. The nation mourns this loss quite deeply. #YouWereTheFairestOfThemAll

— octavia spencer (@octaviaspencer) September 19, 2020

Fuck 2020. In tears over here. https://t.co/Yv1LEI0z45

— Elizabeth Banks (@ElizabethBanks) September 18, 2020

Today couldn’t be sadder. A brilliant Jurist, Ruth Bader Ginsburg is gone. We must fight not to allow an Impeached Criminal to take her seat.

— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) September 18, 2020

Her rest is earned. It is our turn to fight.

— kerry washington (@kerrywashington) September 19, 2020

Everyone freak out tonight. Everyone get to work tomorrow. Okay?

(fuck)#RBG

— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 18, 2020

Rest In Peace justice Ginsberg. You were a champion and a hero. Thank you for your tireless work https://t.co/5v32VgODTg

— Patricia Arquette (@PattyArquette) September 18, 2020

God this is really heartbreaking for America rest in power Ruth Bader Ginsberg

— ✌?rosanna arquette (@RoArquette) September 18, 2020

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was the kind of scholar and patriot you get excited about explaining to your kids. The kind of person who you say “who knows, one day you could be HER”. I hope you rest well, RBG, you must have been tired from changing the world.

— Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) September 19, 2020

RIP RBG. Gutted. Sad.
Grateful for all she did. And very very scared.

— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) September 18, 2020

My friends, the great "Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the US Supreme Court and its most determined advocate for gender equality, has died at the age of 87. She had endured multiple bouts of cancer before succumbing to the disease." There are no words.

— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) September 19, 2020

My heart is broken. RBG, we did not deserve you.

— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) September 18, 2020

#rbg #RuthBaderGinsburg Rest with the best! But we must fight as she fought till the bitter end no matter what we cannot and must not succumb to cynicism!!!

— John Leguizamo (@JohnLeguizamo) September 19, 2020

Rest In Peace Ruth Bader Ginsberg. A giant. Make sure another Kavanaugh doesn't replace her. Please vote blue.

— Stephen King (@StephenKing) September 18, 2020

She was my hero. I never got to meet her.

But I loved her and the way she moved through this world with such strength and grace and conviction.

Rest In Peace, Ruth Bader Ginsberg. #RIPRBG

— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) September 19, 2020

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Truly believed she was eternal- we needed her to be eternal. What she means to our past was only rivaled by what she still meant for our futures. There are no proper words to thank Ruth Bader Ginsburg- all we can do is promise to keep fighting in her name, for the many freedoms she gave us and the rights she proclaimed as unassailable. Rest in ferocity, #RBG, knowing you really did it. (Incredible art by @bijoukarman) #RutherBaderGinsberg #RBG #RestInPower

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Thank you. We got it from here.

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If there is a God, may She bless and keep RBG.

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus (@OfficialJLD) September 18, 2020

Thank you, RBG for devoting your life, love and legacy to the rule of law. What a trailblazer in every way. What an immeasurable loss in every way. We will honor you by voting to protect all that you stood for. #rbg #heartbroken

— Mandy Moore (@TheMandyMoore) September 19, 2020

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