Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life is a social and biographical book based on the life of the second female Justice of the U.S Supreme Court and renowned pop icon, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The book was published by Penguin Random House USA on 28 April 2020.
The book is based around the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg who was the second female Justice of the US Supreme Court. Her achievements in the legal world are numerous and she has made massive contributions towards women’s rights in the US. Her key court cases include Weinberger v. Wiesenfeld (1975) and Frontiero v. Richardson (1973). She has also worked to decompress gender equality within society, through her work in the ACLU's Women's Rights Project.
The book was met with positive reviews, with Kirkus Reviews stating it was “Monumental…The first comprehensive biography of Ruth Bader Ginsburg” and Publishers Weekly stating “De Hart's great strength is her ability to explain Ginsburg's cases and the legal strategies she employed…An insightful, fascinating, and admiring biography of one of America's most extraordinary jurists."
