Ruth Bader Ginsburg : a life / Jane Sherron de Hart.
"The first full life--private; public; legal; philosophical--of the 107th Supreme Court Justice, one of the most profound and profoundly transformative legal minds of our time; a book fifteen years in work, written with the cooperation of Ruth Bader Ginsburg herself and based on many interviews...
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| Language: | English |
| Published: | New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2018. ©2018. |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preface: An American icon
- Part I. Becoming Ruth
- Celia's daughter
- Cornell and Marty
- Learning the law on male turf
- Sailing in "unchartered 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
- Epilogue: Legacy.