內容簡介
內容簡介 誰是Ruth Bader Ginsburg? 首位美國猶太裔女性大法官 Ruth Bader Ginsburg 法官以其時尚的衣領,和她的強硬作風而聞名。這位熱愛歌劇的紐約客,總是直言意見,倡導性別平等和婦女權利,在柯林頓總統時代,擔任美國最高法院大法官,也是第一位猶太裔女性大法官。 小時候的她,總是期待生日到來,不是因為可以辦派對,家中沒有準備氣球,也沒有禮物。會這麼期待,是因為媽媽會買點心、冰淇淋,到附近的孤兒院,和孤兒院的院童一起分享。曾經,她也想要舉辦派對,但是孩子的笑容,更讓她心動、掛念。Ruth的爸媽是辛苦工作的移民,在紐約布魯克林租屋。媽媽常告訴她,要照顧比他們更弱勢的族群,因此小小的Ruth希望長大可以幫助更多人。她注意到當時女孩因為性別而被拒絕,有好多工作稱呼是police "men", mail "men" ,fire "men" 都是男性,怎麼沒有女性呢?她決定要為女性說話。Ruth輕聲細語,有禮貌,看似柔靜,但是講到捍衛人民權利,她可是鏗鏘有力。 You've probably seen her on T-shirts, mugs, and even tattoos. Now that famous face graces the cover of this Who Was? book. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was famous for her stylish collars (called jabots) and her commanding dissents. This opera-loving New Yorker always spoke her mind; as a young lawyer, RBG advocated for gender equality and women's rights when few others did. She gained attention for the cases she won when arguing in front of the Supreme Court, before taking her place on the bench in 1993. Author Patricia Brennan Demuth answers all the questions about what made RBG so irreplaceable and how the late Supreme Court justice left a legacy that will last forever.
作者介紹
作者介紹 Patricia Brennan Demuth is the author of several Who HQ titles, including Who Was Bill Gates?, What Was Pearl Harbor?, and What Was D-Day?