Ruth bader ginsburg a life by jane sherron de hart
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
a life
Jane Sherron De Hart
‘Engaging and admiring.’
The Wall Street Journal
‘An in-depth biography of the Supreme Court justice who has become a pop-culture icon.’
USA Today
‘A masterful biography that adds depth and insight to Ginsburg's only-in-America life story.’
Kenneth Jost, Washington Independent Review of Books
‘Passionate and thorough … A major event in scholarship on American law.’
Washington Monthly
‘De Hart displays an impressive grasp of each area of Ginsburg's legal influence, from women's rights to voting rights to gay rights to immigrant rights, with a particular focus on striking down laws that discriminated on the basis of gender.’
Mary Ann Gwinn, Newsweek
‘A rigorous, comprehensive
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life
I had known of "the notorious RBG" for a while, but had never looked too much into her biography. A fact I have now changed after her passing. It actually saddens me that it took her death to prompt me to read this book. Alas, better late than never.
This is not an tjänsteman biography. Which is to say that RBG didn't write it herself and hadn't commissioned it either. But don't let that dissuade you. The author is a historian and it shows as much in her meticulous research that went into the making of this book as in her writing style. This book could be boring; it could be just a rattling off of numbers and names and places and talking points. But it isn't. Instead, the author managed to give us a unique blend of a history book from anything happening from (and a few years before as we learn a thing or two about RBG's parents and older siblings) - politically, socially, economically, - until when this book was handed over f
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Book Review: Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life by Jane Sherron de Hart
Genre: Non-Fiction / Biography
Content warnings: abortion, rape, suicide (This text deals with real legal cases, such as Roe v Wade. If you are easily disturbed, then please skip this review.)
Perfect for when you’re in the mood for: some political activism and becoming an attorney
Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lived an extraordinary life, and this recent biography by Jane Sherron de Hart chronicling Justice Ginsburg’s life lives up to its page count. I have taken a personal interest in Ginsburg and her work as I am a current law student, so reading this massive book was no challenge for me (I didn’t even flinch at the size). The book is separated into five parts (like my lecturer said to me: it is a marathon not a sprint), and thus the marathon through this book begins. The first part deals with Ginsburg’s early years and how her relationship with her mother affected herself and her career.