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Author

Ortiz, Victoria, 1942- author.

Title Dissenter on the bench : Ruth Bader Ginsburg's life & work / by Victoria Ortiz.

Publication Info.

New York : Clarion Books, [2019]

Copies

Location		Call No.	Status
GDL Chevy Chase Library Children's Non-fiction		j 92 Ginsburg,R ORT	Available
GDL Montrose Library Children's Non-fiction		j 92 Ginsburg,R ORT	Available
GDL Pacific Park Library Children's Non-fiction		j 92 Ginsburg,R ORT	Available

1 copy being processed for GDL Pacific Park Library Children's Non-fiction.

2 copies being processed for GDL Central Library Children's Non-fiction.

Description	199 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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	unmediated n rdamedia
	volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-192) and index.
Contents	A teen takes her case to the Supreme Court -- Students have rights too -- Standing up for free expression -- Marriage rights, past and present -- Women working in "a man's world" -- Protecting all caregivers -- Strengthening the family unit -- Defending hard-won civil rights -- Women's rights are human rights -- Blazing a trail, leaving her mark.
Summary	"The life and career of the fiercely principled Supreme Court Justice, now a popular icon, with dramatic accounts of her landmark cases that moved the needle on legal protection of human rights, illustrated with b/w archival photographs"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject	Ginsburg, Ruth Bader -- Juvenile literature.
	United States. Supreme Court -- Officials and employees -- Juvenile literature.
	Judges -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Women lawyers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Dissenting opinions -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Genre/Form	Biographies.
ISBN	9780544973640 (hardback) $18.99
	054497364X : $18.99