= MPRnews 479 MSP Q Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, champion of gender equality, dies at 87 Ginsburg was an unlikely pioneer, a diminutive and shy woman whose soft voice and large glasses hid an intellect and attitude that; as one colleague put it; was "tough as nails' Her death will set in motion what promises to be a tumultuous political battle over who will succeed her. McConnell Senatewillvoteon Trump courtpick 2019 Does Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburghaveany regrets? Hardly ON AIR 0.00 Weekend Edition Saturda Open In Popup