Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s life story is revealed between significant court cases that exemplify Gingburg’s experiences and values. From growing up Jewish in Brooklyn, to witnessing first hand the affect of “loyalty oaths” on her high school teachers in 1950, to discrimination in the workplace while pregnant in the mid-1950’s, the reader sees how social justice issues have dominated her career. Chapters focus on student rights, free expression, marriage rights (straight and gay), employment, family, civil, and women’s rights, giving background on the plaintiffs in numerous cases.

This biography includes numerous photographs, three appendices, the author’s notes, bibliography, photo credits, and an index.