Bibliograph

Dissenter on the bench, Ruth Bader Ginsburg's life & work, by Victoria Ortiz

Type

Label

Dissenter on the bench, Ruth Bader Ginsburg's life & work, by Victoria Ortiz

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-192) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Dissenter on the bench

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1045469107

Responsibility statement

by Victoria Ortiz

Sub title

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's life & work

Summary

"The life and career of the fiercely principled Supreme Court Justice, now a popular icon, with dramatic accounts of herlandmark cases that moved the needle on legal protection of human rights, illustrated with b/w archival photographs"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

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 -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix I: the bill of rights -- Appendix II: some important additional dissents written or joined by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg -- Appendix III: structure of the federal court system

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