The auction of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s library ended the same day that Justice Stephen Breyer confirmed he will retire this year.
of"My Life on the Road," the memoir of leading feminist activist Gloria Steinem, sold for nearly $53,000."To dearest Ruth — who paved the road for us all — with a lifetime of gratitude — Gloria," Steinem handwrote in Ginsburg's copy.
Her library reflects it. Beyond the dense law textbooks, literary classics and memoirs warmly inscribed by her fellow high-court justices, the collection includes items such as sheet music for"I'll Fight," the theme song of a 2018 documentary on Ginsburg. It sold for over $35,000. Both the song and the film were nominated for Academy Awards in 2019.featuring a fawning inscription by author Bryant Johnson, Ginsburg's longtime personal trainer.
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