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Ruth Bader Ginsburg : a life Cover Image Book Book

Ruth Bader Ginsburg : a life

De Hart, Jane Sherron (author.).

Summary: An examination of the private, public, legal, and philosophical life of one of the most profound and profoundly transformative legal minds of our time. De Hart explores the central experiences that crucially shaped Ruth Bader Ginsburg's passion for justice, her advocacy for gender equality, her meticulous jurisprudence: her desire to make We the People more united and our union more perfect. At the heart of her story we see the influence of her Jewish background; the influence of her mother, Celia Amster Bader, whose intellect inspired her daughter's feminism; her husband, Marty Ginsburg, and his battle with cancer; her years with the ACLU Women's Rights Project, on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, and her crucial years on the Supreme Court.

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  • ISBN: 9781400040483
  • ISBN: 1400040485
  • Physical Description: print
    xviii, 723 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 547-694) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: An American icon -- Part I. Becoming Ruth. Celia's daughter ; Cornell and Marty ; Learning the law on male turf ; Sailing in "uncharted waters" ; The making of a feminist advocate ; Seizing the moment -- Part II. Mounting a campaign. A first breakthrough ; Setting up shop and strategy -- Part III. Learning under fire. "The case that got away" ; A "near great leap forward" ; Coping with a setback -- Part IV. Moving forward. Getting back on track ; Moving forward on shifting political ground -- Part V. Becoming judge and justice. An unexpected cliff-hanger ; The 107th justice ; Mother of the regiment ; "I cannot agree" -- Part VI. Standing firm. Persevering in hard times ; Losing Marty and leading the minority ; Race matters ; The right thing to do ; A hobbled court ; An election and a presidency like no other -- Legacy.

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Subject: Ginsburg, Ruth Bader
United States. -- Supreme Court -- Officials and employees
Women judges -- United States -- Biography
Women lawyers -- United States -- Biography
Judges -- United States -- Biography
Genre: Biographies.

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