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Author:
Ortiz, Victoria, Author, 1942-
Title:
Dissenter on the bench : Ruth Bader Ginsburg's life and work.
Publisher:
Clarion Books
Copyright Date:
2019
Description:
199 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Ginsburg, Ruth Bader,--1933-2020.
Judges--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Women lawyers--United States--Biography.
Notes:
A teen takes her case to the Supreme Court -- Students have rights too -- Standing up for free expression -- Marriage rights, past and present -- Women working in "a man's world" -- Protecting all caregivers -- Strengthening the family unit -- Defending hard-won civil rights -- Women's rights are human rights -- Blazing a trail, leaving her mark. Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-192) and index.
Summary:
"The life and career of the fiercely principled Supreme Court Justice, now a popular icon, with dramatic accounts of her landmark cases that moved the needle on legal protection of human rights, illustrated with b/w archival photographs"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
0358539765
9780358539766
Locations:
AJPE887 -- Matilda J. Gibson Memorial Library (Creston)

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