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I wish it were longer, but I'm glad I got to learn a bit more about this Supreme Court justice.
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I have a new hero! Not sure if the 5 stars are for RBG or the writing or both, but I loved it (and her).
I didn't take this book seriously because of the title, but it turned out to be everything I'd want from an autobiography of one of the women I admire most in this world. I highly recommend it.
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Fantastic, fun, inspiring read!
I really enjoyed learning more about RBG — she's such an impressive person! I'm glad I read the regular version of this book (rather than the ebook or audiobook) — there were a lot of great photographs, drawings, and annotations of opinions that were much better in physical book form.
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"So it was that ten years of my life that I devoted to litigating cases about—I don't say women's rights—I say the constitutional principle of the equal ...more
Here are some quotes/opinions I want to remember from the book:
"So it was that ten years of my life that I devoted to litigating cases about—I don't say women's rights—I say the constitutional principle of the equal ...more
p. 5 ...RBG had stood before a different set of justices and forced them to see that women were people too in the eyes of the Constitution. That women, along with men, deserved equal citizenship stature, to stand with all the rights and responsibilities that being a citizen meant.
p. 12...because she and her peers had transformed the world so much it was hard to remember, in retrospect and without living it, how hard it had been.
p. 146 from her Dissent on the Supreme Court decision to gut the Vot ...more
p. 12...because she and her peers had transformed the world so much it was hard to remember, in retrospect and without living it, how hard it had been.
p. 146 from her Dissent on the Supreme Court decision to gut the Vot ...more
A fascinating life in a book that was fine.
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