Hilarious and heartwarming, RUTHIE & CONNIE: EVERY ROOM IN THE HOUSE, directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Deborah Dickson, is a film about love, friendship, passion and politics – and the price two women paid to be themselves. In 1959, Ruthie Berman and Connie Kurtz were both married mothers of young children, living in a working-class Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn. In 1974, they left their husbands and children, moved in with each other and turned their entire worlds upside down. Twenty years later, Ruthie and Connie made history in a landmark lawsuit winning domestic partner benefits for all New York City employees - turning the two Jewish lesbian grandmothers into national icons. Through years of friendship, heartbreak and redemption, Ruthie and Connie retain their indomitable spirits – sharing with viewers a lifetime of hard-earned wisdom and offering an inspiring look at two women raging against injustice and fighting for love. An invaluable tool for community groups organizing for social change and useful for coursework in sociology, psychology and women’s studies, RUTHIE & CONNIE adds a powerful chapter to America’s search for the meaning of family.