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Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg? / by Patricia Brennan Demuth ; illustrated by Jake Murray.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Who was-- ?Publisher: New York : Penguin Workshop, 2019Description: 106 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9781524793531
  • 9781524793548
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 347.73/2634 B 23
LOC classification:
  • KF8745.G56 D46 2019
Contents:
Who Is Ruth Bader Ginsburg? -- An Immigrant Family -- A Terrible Secret -- Opposites Attract -- Law School -- Changing Times -- Landmark Cases -- From Lawyer to Judge -- "Oyez! Oyez! Oyez!" -- "I Dissent!" -- RBG Today.
Summary: "Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is famous for her stylish collars (called jabots) and her commanding dissents. This opera-loving New Yorker has always spoken her mind; as a young lawyer, RBG advocated for gender equality and women's rights when few others did. She gained attention for the cases she won when arguing in front of the Supreme Court, before taking her place on the bench in 1993. Author Patricia Brennan Demuth answers all the question about what makes RBG so notorious and irreplaceable"--
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Books Books Riverfield Country Day School EZ Biography Biography Collection BIO Gin (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available RCDS95010454
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"An official WhoHQ book"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

Who Is Ruth Bader Ginsburg? -- An Immigrant Family -- A Terrible Secret -- Opposites Attract -- Law School -- Changing Times -- Landmark Cases -- From Lawyer to Judge -- "Oyez! Oyez! Oyez!" -- "I Dissent!" -- RBG Today.

"Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is famous for her stylish collars (called jabots) and her commanding dissents. This opera-loving New Yorker has always spoken her mind; as a young lawyer, RBG advocated for gender equality and women's rights when few others did. She gained attention for the cases she won when arguing in front of the Supreme Court, before taking her place on the bench in 1993. Author Patricia Brennan Demuth answers all the question about what makes RBG so notorious and irreplaceable"--

Ages 8-12 Penguin Workshop.

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