Linda Hirshman

Sisters in Law: How Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World Linda Hirshman

Brief Description: 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. 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."Review Quotes: Linda Hirshman s joint biography of Sandra Day O Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg is fascinating and informative but is also joyful -- a stirring reminder of how these two pioneers for women s rights have advanced the cause in their singular but complementary ways. --Jeffrey Toobin, author of "The Oath" and "The Nine""Review Quotes: "Linda Hirshman has written a thorough, accurate, and most readable account of the careers of the two first women to serve as Justices of the Supreme Court. Laymen as well as lawyers will learn a great deal, not only about these two special people, but about today's Court as well."--Justice John Paul StevensMarc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Review Quotes: "Linda Hirshman's joint biography of Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg is fascinating and informative but is also joyful -- a stirring reminder of how these two pioneers for women's rights have advanced the cause in their singular but complementary ways."--Jeffrey Toobin, author of "The Oath" and "The Nine"Review Quotes: "This sharply-drawn double portrait of the first and second women on the U. S. Supreme Court and the way their lives and legal philosophies complement and contrast with each other is riveting. Linda Hirshman has the unique ability to think like a law professor and write like a journalist."--Lynn Hecht Schafran, National Judicial Education Program, Legal MomentumReview Quotes: A riveting page-turner that will make you laugh, cry, and seethe with frustration at how long and hard the road to women s equality has been. Above all, it will inspire and delight. A prodigious achievement and an important contribution to the history of our times. --Leslie Bennetts, author of "The Feminine Mistake""Review Quotes: "A riveting page-turner that will make you laugh, cry, and seethe with frustration at how long and hard the road to women's equality has been. Above all, it will inspire and delight. A prodigious achievement and an important contribution to the history of our times."--Leslie Bennetts, author of "The Feminine Mistake"Review Quotes: A tale of two unfaltering women with steel-trap minds, their unlikely rapport, and the legal landscape they battle to reshape. Smart, startling, and profoundly moving. --Stacy Schiff, author of "Cleopatra: A Life""Review Quotes: This sharply-drawn double portrait of the first and second women on the U. S. Supreme Court and the way their lives and legal philosophies complement and contrast with each other is riveting. Linda Hirshman has the unique ability to think like a law professor and write like a journalist. --Lynn Hecht Schafran, National Judicial Education Program, Legal Momentum"Review Quotes: Linda Hirshman has written a thorough, accurate, and most readable account of the careers of the two first women to serve as Justices of the Supreme Court. Laymen as well as lawyers will learn a great deal, not only about these two special people, but about today s Court as well. --Justice John Paul Stevens"Publisher Marketing: The relationship between Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Republican and Democrat, Christian and Jew, western rancher's daughter and Brook-lyn girl transcends party, religion, region, and culture. Strengthened by each other's presence, these groundbreaking judges, the first and second women 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 recognition in a male-dominated profession battles that would ultimately benefit every American woman. Hirshman also makes clear how these two justices have shaped the legal framework of modern feminism, setting precedent in cases dealing with 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, bringing 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." Review Citations:

Publishers Weekly 07/13/2015 (EAN 9780062238467, Hardcover)

Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2015 (EAN 9780062238467, Hardcover)

Library Journal 08/01/2015 pg. 112 (EAN 9780062238467, Hardcover) - *Starred Review

Contributor Bio:  Hirshman, Linda Linda Hirshman is a lawyer, a cultural historian, and the author of Victory: The Triumphant Gay Revolution and many other books. She received her JD from the University of Chicago Law School and her PhD in philosophy from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and has taught philosophy and women's studies at Brandeis University. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Slate, Newsweek, the Daily Beast, and POLITICO. She lives in Arizona and New York City.