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Cargando... Free to Be Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Story of Women and Lawpor Teri Kanefield
   Ninguno Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro.   ) emmby | Oct 4, 2023 |   ) KathyC200 | Mar 22, 2020 | Esta reseña ha sido escrita para Sorteo de miembros LibraryThing. This is a well-rounded look at the life and career of Ruth Bader Ginsburg that begins with historical background on her family and women and career in general up through her career as a Chief Justice. What stood out are the relationships between family, friends, and colleagues. There are snippets of key events, encounters, cases, and ruling that provide context for Ginsberg’s development as a lawyer and judge. Kanefield supports her biography on Justice Ginsberg with over three hundred footnotes. The extensive bibliography covers hearings, interviews, speeches, oral arguments, essays, court briefs, cases, books, periodicals, and other sources. The electronic book includes links to web sites when available. There is also a summary of applicable law and glossary of legal terms. ( ) bemislibrary | Dec 3, 2016 | Many biographies of professionals either get bogged down in specialized jargon (true of books about scientists, lawyers and doctors to give a few examples) or, in order to avoid the jargon, become strictly a biography of the person outside of their profession. Neither present a compelling picture to most readers. Kanefield uses a minimum of jargon (which is covered in a short glossary in the back) yet gives a thorough account of Ginsburg's legal career in language a layperson can readily understand. Ginsburg's personal life is woven seamlessly into this story (or perhaps the professional is woven into the personal) so that the reader comes to understand Ginsburg's motivations. An early chapter served as a valuable key to understanding Ginsburg's life even though it spoke very little to it directly. In this chapter, chapter 3, Kanefield gives an important overview of women in the legal profession up to the mid-20th century. This bit of contextualizing helps us to better understand the obstacles, both well-intentioned (theoretically) and not, that stood in the way of any woman who thought that "we the people" included her. In many ways this biography serves as an important next chapter in that history. I would highly recommend this to any reader who likes biographies, particularly those who enjoy reading about trailblazers. The writing keeps the story flowing smoothly while also being very instructive (for those of us who were deficient in this area). I would also recommend this to readers all along the political spectrum, maybe the better we understood each other the easier it would be to find common ground. I received a copy of this book for an honest review and am so happy that I did. ( ) pomo58 | Sep 27, 2016 | Ruth Bader Ginsberg was born into a Jewish family where she learned many of the same things the males learned. She was very smart, yet kept that part somewhat hidden. She won scholarships to send her to college. She was known to her family as Kiki, a nickname her older sister had given her. Her older sister was only six or seven when she died. Kiki lost her mother the day before her high school graduations. This book is not just about Ruth Ginsberg’s journey. The history of women before her who helped pave the way is also told. It’s amazing how little I know, and how much I learned about women’s rights in the 1600 – early 1900s. I am glad I was born when I was. Ruth not only faced the issue of her gender and what it came to was: Ruth not only faced the issue of her gender when it came to getting a job at a law firm, but was banned because she was a mother and a Jew. Reading this book shows that she didn’t let much stand in her way of what she wanted. You don’t have to be her fan to learn so much about her and to enjoy the book. I learned so much about this woman and what she did for equality for everyone. It was definitely well research, which is a trademark of this author. You can pick up any of her books and know that she has spent hours making sure everything is accurate. This is another reason to read this book. Yes, I would say that I would recommend this book to my readers. It is quite clearly one of the best written books I have read this year. ( ) skstiles612 | Aug 27, 2016 | sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Before taking her place as the second woman on the Supreme Court of the United States, Ruth Bader Ginsburg quietly led a revolution and forever changed life in America for both men and women. Reserved and quiet, she didn't set out to be a trailblazer, but there was something in her way: the law. Hundreds of years of legal precedent, a line of devastating Supreme Court cases, and countless statutes depriving women of equal citizenship and keeping them from full participation in the legal and political process.Mixing social and legal history with a moving and intimate biography, award-winning author Teri Kanefield captures a turbulent era and tells the story of how Ruth Bader Ginsburg defied expectations to become one of the most influential and powerful women in America."We hear many voices in this wonderfully engaging biography of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and come away with a far richer understanding of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and of what the rise of feminism has meant for all of us, whatever our gender, whatever our politics." Kathleen Vanden Heuvel, Law Library Director, Adjunct Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley School of Law "An absorbing personal biography of Ruth Bader Ginsburg that is also equal parts legal history and political philosophy. Like Ginsburg herself, Kanefield's narrative is precise, candid, logical, yet filled with humor and irony. She shows the reader the warmth and humility behind a serious legal mind. Free to Be Ruth Bader Ginsburg will appeal to a wide range of readers and is a valuable addition to all types of libraries." Suzy Szasz Palmer, Past President, Virginia Library Association"An engrossing biography of Ruth Bader Ginsburg that doubles as a primer on how America's champions for gender equality pressed their cause in the courts. Recommended for every law student, lawyer, and lay reader looking for an authoritative yet readable treatment of how the law shapes women's lives, and vice-versa." Kathleen Morris, Associate Professor of Law, Golden Gate Law School"Free to Be is a richly detailed biography offering fascinating insights into the groundbreaking career of Ruth Bader Ginsberg and at the same time charting for readers a thorough and engaging history of the law of sex discrimination and equal protection jurisprudence that she helped to shape. Kanefield's book is a must read, not only for fans of RBG but for anyone interested in a more complete understanding of the evolution of women's rights and legal status in the U.S." Sharmilla Lodhia, Associate Professor, Women's and Gender Studies, Santa Clara University. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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