My own words / Ruth Bader Ginsburg with Mary Hartnett with Wendy W. Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ginsburg, Ruth Bader, 1933-2020, author.

Williams, Wendy (Writer on law), author.

Contributor:

Hartnett, Mary Eileen, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ginsburg, Ruth Bader, 1933-2020.

Ginsburg, Ruth Bader.

Women judges--United States--Biography.

Women judges.

Women lawyers--United States--Biography.

Women lawyers.

United States.

United States. Supreme Court--Biography.

United States. Supreme Court.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Essays.

Physical Description:

xix, 371 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Simon & Schuster, 2016.

Summary:

"The first book from Ruth Bader Ginsburg since becoming a Supreme Court Justice in 1993--a witty, engaging, serious, and playful collection of writings and speeches from the woman who has had a powerful and enduring influence on law, women's rights, and popular culture. My Own Words is a selection of writings and speeches by Justice Ginsburg on wide-ranging topics, including gender equality, the workways of the Supreme Court, on being Jewish, on law and lawyers in opera, and on the value of looking beyond US shores when interpreting the US Constitution. Throughout her life Justice Ginsburg has been (and continues to be) a prolific writer and public speaker. This book contains a sampling, selected by Justice Ginsburg and her authorized biographers Mary Hartnett and Wendy W. Williams. Justice Ginsburg has written an Introduction to the book, and Hartnett and Williams introduce each chapter, giving biographical context and quotes gleaned from hundreds of interviews they have conducted. This is a fascinatingglimpse into the life of one of America's most influential women"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1 Early Years and Lighter Side

Introduction 3

1 Editorial for the School Newspaper (Highway Herald) 9

2 One People (Editorial, East Midwood Bulletin) 14

3 Wiretapping: Cure Worse than Disease? (Letter to the Editor, Cornell Daily Sun) 20

4 Marty Ginsburg's Favorite Subject (Remarks Introducing Justice Ginsburg) 25

5 Law and Lawyers in Opera 32

6 Remembering Justice Scalia 38

7 The Scalia/Ginsburg Opera 43

8 The Lighter Side of Life at the Supreme Court 56

Part 2 Tributes to Waypavers and Pathmarkers

Introduction 63

1 Belva Lockwood 65

2 Women's Progress at the Bar and on the Bench 69

3 From Benjamin to Brandeis to Breyer: Is There a Jewish Seat on the United States Supreme Court? 78

4 Three Brave Jewish Women 86

5 Sandra Day O'Connor 89

6 Gloria Steincm 94

7 Remembering Great Ladies: Supreme Court Wives' Stories 96

Part 3 On Gender Equality: Women and the Law

Introduction 113

1 Women and the Law: A Symposium Introduction 119

2 How the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Got My Wile Her Good Job 126

3 The Frontiero Reply Brief 131

4 The Need for the Equal Rights Amendment 139

5 The VMIBench Announcement 150

6 Advocating the Elimination of Gender-Based Discrimination 154

Part 4 A Judge Becomes a Justice

Introduction 167

1 Rose Garden Acceptance Speech 173

2 Senate Confirmation Hearing Opening Statement 179

Part 5 The Justice on Judging and Justice

Introduction 193

1 Workways of the Supreme Court 201

2 Judicial Independence 215

3 Tribute to Chief Justice Rehnquist 222

4 The Madison Lecture: Speaking in a Judicial Voice 228

5 "A Decent Respect to the Opinions of [Human]kind": The Value of a Comparative Perspective in Constitutional Adjudication 248

6 Human Dignity and Equal Justice Under Law

a Brown v. Board of Education in International Context 259

b Remarks on Loving v. Virginia 265

c Remarks on the Value of Diversity: International Affirmative Action 268

7 The Role of Dissenting Opinions 276

a Remarks on the Role of Dissenting Opinions 278

b Bench Dissent Announcements (Ledbetter, Vance, Shelby, Fisher, Sebelius, Hobby Lobby, Carhart) 287

8 Highlights of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2015-16 Term 317.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-353) and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Weiner fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9781501145247

150114524X