Sisters in law : how Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg went to the Supreme Court and changed the world / Linda Hirshman.
An account of the intertwined lives of the first two women to be appointed to the Supreme Court examines their respective religious and political beliefs while sharing insights into how they have influenced interpretations of the Constitution to promote equal rights for women.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062238467
- ISBN: 0062238469
- ISBN: 9780062238474
- Physical Description: xxiii, 390 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2015]
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Ruffled collars -- Sandra and Ruth come into their own. Country girl, city kid ; The lawsuit of Ruth's dreams ; Goldwater girl and card-carrying member of the ACLU -- Chief litigator for the Women's Rights Project. Act one : building women's equality ; Intermission : abortion ; Act two : equality in peril ; Act three : stay-at-home-dad to the rescue ; Finale : boys and girls together -- FWOTSC. Sandra O'Connor raises Arizona ; Welcome Justice O'Connor ; Women work for Justice O'Connor ; Queen Sandra's court ; No queen's peace in the abortion wars -- Sisters in law. I'm Ruth, not Sandra ; Ginsburg's feminist voice ; The importance of being O'Connor and Ginsburg ; Justice O'Connor's self-inflicted wound -- Absolute legacy. The great dissenter ; Notorious R.B.G. ; Our heroines.
- Language Note:
- Text in English.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Mars Hill Library | 347.73 HIR (Text) | 30229100994572 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | 347.7326 H (Text) | 39493107784821 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | 920 HIRSH (Text) | 34208203108963 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | 347.73 HIR (Text) | 540191011080088 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Clemmons Branch | 347.732 H (Text) | 0112520592284 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | 347.732 HIR (Text) | 22281500126469 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Fairview Library | 347.732634 HIR (Text) | 0020510799875 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | 347.732 H 2015 (Text) | 0112523453936 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Goldsboro Library | 347.732 HIR (Text) | 900000000373846 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Halifax Main Library | 920 HIRSHMAN HAL (Text) | 01011700003703 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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