Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life Analysis

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life is a biographical book that gives insight into the life of the second female Justice of the US Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. It was written by Jane Sherrn De Hart and published on 16 October 2018 by Penguin Random House USA.

The book is based around the private and public life of Ginsburg, who was most well-known for being the second female Justice of the US Supreme Court. Her contributions to the supreme court include her fight in the court room for cases relating to gender equality and dismantling of racial and systemic prejudices against disadvantages groups of people. As a Jew herself, Ginsburg believed in the Hebrew motif in life,“Tikkun olam”, translated as meaning to "repair the world", and lived her life seeking to make this the truth.

The Washington Post praised the book for being "An excellent biography ... in its comprehensiveness, range, and attention to detail, this is a vivid account of a remarkable life." USA Today also praised it for being "An in-depth biography of the Supreme Court justice who has become a pop-culture icon."

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