My mother was a powerful influence. She made me toe the line. If I didn't have a perfect report card, she showed her disappointment.

It's a facet of the gay rights movement that people don't think about enough. Why suddenly marriage equality? Because it wasn't until 1981 that the court struck down Louisiana's 'head and master rule,' that the husband was head and master of the house.

My mother graduated from high school at 15 and went to work to support the family because the eldest son went to college.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes