Yes, to FINALLY listening to the unabridged audio version of Sisters in Law: How Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World by Linda R. Hirshman and nicely narrated by Andrea Gallo. I've wanted to read this nonfiction book for quite sometime now as I'm fascinated by the lives of the first two women judges on the Supreme Court.
I am so happy that I listened to Sisters in Law: How Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World by Linda R. Hirshman. This book is packed to the gills with information about not only the early lives of both Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, their education and early legal careers, and eventual rise to becoming the first, two female judges on the Supreme Court, but it also discusses each woman's decisions pertaining to critical legal cases that helped shape our world as we know it today. In addition to this, we also learn more about the inner workings of the Supreme Court and about the other members of the Supreme Court during each woman's tenure as a Supreme Court Justice. I found all of the information to be fascinating despite becoming a bit overwhelmed at certain times regarding the amount of information provided by Linda R. Hirschman in some sections of her book.
Below is the publisher's summary for Sisters in Law: How Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World by Linda R. Hirshman, which I found on Chirp's website:
The author of the celebrated Victory tells the fascinating story of the intertwined lives of Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the first and second women to serve as Supreme Court justices.I am giving Sisters in Law: How Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World by Linda R. Hirshman a rating of 4 stars our of 5 stars.
The relationship between Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg—Republican and Democrat, Christian and Jew, western rancher’s daughter and Brooklyn girl—transcends party, religion, region, and culture. Strengthened by each other’s presence, these groundbreaking judges, the first and second to serve on the highest court in the land, have transformed the Constitution and America itself, making it a more equal place for all women.
Linda Hirshman’s dual biography includes revealing stories of how these trailblazers fought for their own recognition in a male-dominated profession—battles that would ultimately benefit every American woman. She also makes clear how these two justices have shaped the legal framework of modern feminism, including employment discrimination, abortion, affirmative action, sexual harassment, and many other issues crucial to women’s lives.
Sisters-in-Law combines legal detail with warm personal anecdotes that bring these very different women into focus as never before. Meticulously researched and compellingly told, it is an authoritative account of our changing law and culture, and a moving story of a remarkable friendship.
Until my next post, happy reading!!
They were two remarkable women to whom we owe quite a lot.
ReplyDeleteI agree! I also read Sonia Sotomayor's memoir a few years ago and loved it too.
DeleteThis sounds awesome! I totally want to read this one.
ReplyDeleteIt's a great read if you're interested in history, women's history, the Supreme Court, and the law.
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