![]() ![]() In 2014, my good friend Dana Denis-Smith decided to launch the First 100 Years Project to recognise and acknowledge the achievements of women within the legal profession. She chose, instead, to focus on her legacy and what she would leave behind. Until now, Justice Ginsburg had been open and honest about her health issues (having previously battled cancer 4 times).īut she chose, on this 5th occasion, to keep her cancer battle a secret. What has since transpired is that she knew that she was unlikely to recover from this latest bout of cancer as of February this year. Justice Bader Ginsburg died of metastatic pancreatic cancer two days ago on Friday 18th September 2020. The 'Notorious RBG' as she was fondly called was a feminist icon, a champion of gender equality and widely acknowledged as being the “architect of the legal fight for women’s rights in the 1970s” (reference ). The lyrics to ' Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?' have particular resonance in light of this week’s news regarding Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The truth is that we have little or no control over the way others choose to remember us. The core theme of the final act song 'Who lives, who dies, who tells your story' is legacy - how we are remembered and an acknowledgment that our worth is often only decided following death. I have recently written a number of blogs inspired by ‘Hamilton’, the musical written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and based on the life of US Founding Father, Alexander Hamilton. Lyrics from ‘ Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?’ - finale song, ‘Hamilton’ the musical Who keeps your flame? Who tells your story?” If you tire of watching Hamilton (you won't) or if the little ones are looking for something to watch, check out the best kids movies on Disney Plus.“And when you're gone, who remembers your name? Whether you're watching it for the first time or if you're a certified HamilFan, you'll love this collection of quotes-and you'll be finding yourself pressing play over and over again. (We simply cannot handle Kelly Clarkson's cover of "It's Quiet Uptown.") The lyrics will have you singing, laughing, and, yes, ugly crying even if you've seen it many times before, and Miranda's unforgettable lyrics will stay with you. The unexpected hit follows the founding of the United States from 1776 until 1804 and features historical characters Marquis de Lafayette, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and more.Īll Broadway performances are shut down for the remainder of 2020, but hope is not lost! Now that the show can be seen for the cost of a Disney Plus subscription instead of hundreds of dollars in theater tickets, it is reaching a whole new audience and making writer and star Lin-Manuel Miranda along with costars Leslie Odom, Jr., Phillipa Soo, and Daveed Diggs household names. After 11 Tony Awards, hundreds of live performances, and a world-wide tour, the musical about founding father Alexander Hamilton and his foe Aaron Burr grows into more and more of a phenomenon. ![]() Hamilton took Broadway by storm in 2015 to immediate critical acclaim and fanfare.
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