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"An informative, simply written account of the impressive arc of Ginsburg's life."
--Publisher's Weekly

Before taking her place as the second woman on the Supreme Court of the United States, Ruth Bader Ginsburg quietly led a revolution and forever changed life in America for both men and women. Reserved and quiet, she didn't set out to be a trailblazer, but there was something in her way: the law. Hundreds of years of legal precedent, a line of devastating Supreme Court cases, and countless statutes depriving women of equal citizenship and keeping them from full participation in the legal and political process.

Mixing social and legal history with a moving and intimate biography, award-winning author Teri Kanefield captures a turbulent era and tells the story of how Ruth Bader Ginsburg defied expectations to become one of the most influential and powerful women in America.

"We hear many voices in this wonderfully engaging biography of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and come away with a far richer understanding of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and of what the rise of feminism has meant for all of us, whatever our gender, whatever our politics."
--Kathleen Vanden Heuvel, Law Library Director, Adjunct Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley School of Law

"An absorbing personal biography of Ruth Bader Ginsburg that is also equal parts legal history and political philosophy. Like Ginsburg herself, Kanefield's narrative is precise, candid, logical, yet filled with humor and irony. She shows the reader the warmth and humility behind a serious legal mind. Free to Be Ruth Bader Ginsburg will appeal to a wide range of readers and is a valuable addition to all types of libraries."
--Suzy Szasz Palmer, Past President, Virginia Library Association

"An engrossing biography of Ruth Bader Ginsburg that doubles as a primer on how America's champions for gender equality pressed their cause in the courts. Recommended for every law student, lawyer, and lay reader looking for an authoritative yet readable treatment of how the law shapes women's lives, and vice-versa."
--Kathleen Morris, Associate Professor of Law, Golden Gate Law School

"Free to Be is a richly detailed biography offering fascinating insights into the groundbreaking career of Ruth Bader Ginsberg and at the same time charting for readers a thorough and engaging history of the law of sex discrimination and equal protection jurisprudence that she helped to shape. Kanefield's book is a must read, not only for fans of RBG but for anyone interested in a more complete understanding of the evolution of women's rights and legal status in the U.S."
--Sharmilla Lodhia, Associate Professor, Women's and Gender Studies, Santa Clara University

"Free to Be is a must read for those who love history, want to know more about the women's rights movement, or have an interest in modern politics and culture. I highly recommend it!"
--Kristi Jensen, Librarian, University of Minnesota

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334 pages
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English
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Armon Books
Publication date

August 9, 2016
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5.25 x 0.7 x 8 inches
ISBN-10

0998425702
ISBN-13

978-0998425702
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Exceptional look into the exceptional life pf an exceptional woman.

Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2019

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This biography covers the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg from birth to the present. Her life as a brilliant, driven, fair, humerous, insightful woman in presented from carefully researched sources and presented in a readable and fascinating book that brings Constitutional history alive.

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Gary R. Burns

Fascinating study of one of most remarkable women to ever practice law in the U.S.

Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2016

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A fascinating in-depth biography of a remarkable woman who quietly and unassumingly has carved her own path through the pitfalls of sexism in the legal profession while rising to the challenge of striving for equality for all Americans. Justice Ginsburg has been at the forefront of liberal reform in the American court system from her earliest days as a law student through her current position on the Supreme Court. I had no idea just how powerful and effective she has been researching, writing others' presentations, and presenting her own positions. She is hailed as fair and equitable in her work, often surprising conservatives and liberals alike for not adhering strictly to what is expected of her as a liberal judge. Well-written and engaging.

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The author humanized Justice Ginsburg by intertwining her remarkable relationship with her husband for fifty-six years, and the gentle, but important, compromises they made to accommodate one another's careers and temperament. The relationship with her children an colleagues brings this forward as well.

The span of time covered by this book is an astonishing education about the changes in the station of women in the United States within the relatively short period of the lives of some who will read it, including me.

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MARK AKCELL

An excellent book on RBG that also provided great information on the discrimination women faced.

Reviewed in Canada on May 15, 2021

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This book was well worth reading and not only did I read it but my daughter also read it. It also makes you think when you look at the history of women in work and in law how hard it is for women to maintain a focus on their rights when the general gender movement has supplanted the focus on the importance of women's rights in the minds of much of the population. Billions of women around the world live in countries where women are still oppressed and have limited representation before the law.

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Ruth Bader Ginsberg

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Habe leider diese 📖 auf englisch gekauft und dass erschwert schneller voran kommen. Sonst ist sehr beeindruckend obwohl meine Sprache nicht ausreichend ist um alles richtig zu verstehen

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Laura Lee Reid

Justice via Bader Ginsburg

Reviewed in Canada on February 18, 2017

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Very well written, thoughtful, and informative. Even though I do not agree with some of Justice Ginsburg's decisions I admire her intelligence and tenacity. I appreciate her fight for women's equality and fair practice. My mother's suffering has been vindicated.
Bravo Madam, bravo. I admire her life with Marty. Every man and woman should read this book, to at least learn what was and what was gained by this lover of justice.

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Looks good,

Reviewed in Canada on December 30, 2020

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Have not read it yet but skimmed it. Looks good.

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I have a daughter in law shchool and I want her to be exactly like Judge Ruth Bader Gingsburg

Reviewed in Canada on March 8, 2017

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So inspiring and enthralling. She is quite magnificent. I have a daughter in law shchool and I want her to be exactly like Judge Ruth Bader Gingsburg.

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Exceptional look into the exceptional life pf an exceptional woman.

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Fascinating study of one of most remarkable women to ever practice law in the U.S.

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Reliving the feminist movement

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A great love story and women's rights story

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A book that ought to be a high school requirement to read

Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2017

Interesting biography

Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2017

Excellent exposition of the progress toward equal protection under the law for women, this book outlines Ruth Bader Ginsburg's u

Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2017

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An excellent book on RBG that also provided great information on the discrimination women faced.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book on RBG that also provided great information on the discrimination women faced.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I have a daughter in law shchool and I want her to be exactly like Judge Ruth Bader Gingsburg

Reviewed in Canada on March 8, 2017

An excellent book on RBG that also provided great information on the discrimination women faced.

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I have a daughter in law shchool and I want her to be exactly like Judge Ruth Bader Gingsburg