jennarahrle's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
Hmm didn’t like it as much as I’d hoped which was disappointing
aliteraryescape's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
beardedbarista's review against another edition
5.0
Thanks first to PRHAudio for this complimentary audiobook!
This book is IMPORTANT! A must read and a great gift for anyone who loves seeing the power of change women have made to United States Law. I did not know of Dahlia Lithwick before this book or many of the women she has wrote about in here but I am so glad to know them now! I have all of Pauli Murray's writing book marked and cannot wait to share her story with my wife and child. I am so happy to see women rising up and it is so incredibly important to give credit where it is due to the Powerful women who have shaped women's rights and continue to fight for those they still have that are slowly being ground away.
Please get this book and another to pass along to your friends. Even if they don't agree politically there is so much in this book that is undeniable to human / women's rights.
This book is IMPORTANT! A must read and a great gift for anyone who loves seeing the power of change women have made to United States Law. I did not know of Dahlia Lithwick before this book or many of the women she has wrote about in here but I am so glad to know them now! I have all of Pauli Murray's writing book marked and cannot wait to share her story with my wife and child. I am so happy to see women rising up and it is so incredibly important to give credit where it is due to the Powerful women who have shaped women's rights and continue to fight for those they still have that are slowly being ground away.
Please get this book and another to pass along to your friends. Even if they don't agree politically there is so much in this book that is undeniable to human / women's rights.
hannah_reads_sometimes's review
4.0
A detailed look at female lawyers and how they dealt with issues during the Trump presidency (with a little bit before and after). Really enjoyed the stories of all the individuals (and the teams of people they worked with). Felt a little too narrow to have stuck so closely to such a short period of time, but still really recommend the read.
itsmytuberculosis's review against another edition
3.0
my big take away is that we need to kill the supreme court justices in a horrific and bloody fashion that will bring in a new era of america
Honestly this book was eh. It was forgettable. not because of Lithwick's lack of skill, she is a phenomenal writer, but i was really unable to buy into the song and dance that she was selling that its women working harder then everyone else that fixes the problems and if we just work harder forever we will be fine,
And honestly, I was not convinced that the law can save us, that the law can over turn the families who lives are now ruined at the border or the millions of women who have their body autonomy taken away. I do not think that we can use the law, which is increasingly falling out of control due to people who work to circumvent the law, to hold people accountable. The biggest action that happens isn't n court rooms, its in the streets, its in hundreds and thousands of people showing up to the airport and screaming "LET THEM IN". it's boots on the ground and fucking fists in the air.
the part i remember the most is the lawyers showing up to the airport during the travel band and standing in the airport providing real time council to people who were being sent back to war zones. I remember the description of people in airports welcoming refugees and showing that sometimes the government does not speak for he people and that immigrants are still welcome in america.
I am proud that women have fought and won in the courts, but those victories mean nothing if people who do not care for the law o bipartisan efforts come in and erase that work to fit their own agenda?
How the fuck u supposed to use the law to fight people who don't believe in the law? MTG doesn't? She ain't playing Jenga bro she's got a gun put the peices down and fight back
Honestly this book was eh. It was forgettable. not because of Lithwick's lack of skill, she is a phenomenal writer, but i was really unable to buy into the song and dance that she was selling that its women working harder then everyone else that fixes the problems and if we just work harder forever we will be fine,
And honestly, I was not convinced that the law can save us, that the law can over turn the families who lives are now ruined at the border or the millions of women who have their body autonomy taken away. I do not think that we can use the law, which is increasingly falling out of control due to people who work to circumvent the law, to hold people accountable. The biggest action that happens isn't n court rooms, its in the streets, its in hundreds and thousands of people showing up to the airport and screaming "LET THEM IN". it's boots on the ground and fucking fists in the air.
the part i remember the most is the lawyers showing up to the airport during the travel band and standing in the airport providing real time council to people who were being sent back to war zones. I remember the description of people in airports welcoming refugees and showing that sometimes the government does not speak for he people and that immigrants are still welcome in america.
I am proud that women have fought and won in the courts, but those victories mean nothing if people who do not care for the law o bipartisan efforts come in and erase that work to fit their own agenda?
How the fuck u supposed to use the law to fight people who don't believe in the law? MTG doesn't? She ain't playing Jenga bro she's got a gun put the peices down and fight back
helterskelliter's review against another edition
5.0
“But of course the law itself has always dictated what women could be or do or wish for. The law has always been a pink book, only one written by men.” (8)
What a FAN-F*CKING-TASTIC BOOK! I could not put this book down! I can’t recall the last non-fiction book that has left such an impression on me.
Dahlia Lithwick carefully and articulately takes readers on a brief yet extensive and compelling journey of the law’s recent history and how several key women have had a hand in shaping that history. From the initial right to vote to specific women’s issues on the chopping block to persisting issues of misogyny in the workforce to the evolving challenges facing women in law today, this book covers it all and then some!
In every chapter, I learned about a woman fighting for women. Often, fighting BACK for other women. This is truly an empowering and insightful read. I found my spirits lifted by the actions of women in law right now.
But, also, this is a hard boon to accept. There are so many men and malicious forces at play trying to keep women not just from parity and power but actively trying to diminish women. It is more than a full time job to fight back against such prevailing hatred.
But, so many women are not giving up or giving in. They will not be complacent in their own dehumanization.
There is so much hopelessness in this book — but, so much hope too. So much of that “don’t let the bastards grind you down” energy. I believe that it’s going to be a lot of hard work progressing forward but it’s not any new work. At least, not for so many women who have spent their whole lives moving for in spite of overwhelming opposition.
At the end of the day, I believe women and I believe in women.
Highly recommend this book to EVERYONE! It is such an insightful read but also a very succinct one; Dahlia lays out sequences of events in very clear terms and then adds in the contextual factors, also seamlessly. It makes for a very digestible book, even for those who don’t necessarily like “dense” or “political” books. I think this is truly necessary reading for anyone who wants to understand how we—and the law—have gotten to where we are in America—and, also, to understand how we can overcome. I found her Dahlia’s perspective to be refreshing.
I don’t know about you, but I simply can’t read another old dude’s book on politics. (No offense — but I’m exhausted.) This is definitely not another old dude’s book on politics~
What a FAN-F*CKING-TASTIC BOOK! I could not put this book down! I can’t recall the last non-fiction book that has left such an impression on me.
Dahlia Lithwick carefully and articulately takes readers on a brief yet extensive and compelling journey of the law’s recent history and how several key women have had a hand in shaping that history. From the initial right to vote to specific women’s issues on the chopping block to persisting issues of misogyny in the workforce to the evolving challenges facing women in law today, this book covers it all and then some!
In every chapter, I learned about a woman fighting for women. Often, fighting BACK for other women. This is truly an empowering and insightful read. I found my spirits lifted by the actions of women in law right now.
But, also, this is a hard boon to accept. There are so many men and malicious forces at play trying to keep women not just from parity and power but actively trying to diminish women. It is more than a full time job to fight back against such prevailing hatred.
But, so many women are not giving up or giving in. They will not be complacent in their own dehumanization.
There is so much hopelessness in this book — but, so much hope too. So much of that “don’t let the bastards grind you down” energy. I believe that it’s going to be a lot of hard work progressing forward but it’s not any new work. At least, not for so many women who have spent their whole lives moving for in spite of overwhelming opposition.
At the end of the day, I believe women and I believe in women.
Highly recommend this book to EVERYONE! It is such an insightful read but also a very succinct one; Dahlia lays out sequences of events in very clear terms and then adds in the contextual factors, also seamlessly. It makes for a very digestible book, even for those who don’t necessarily like “dense” or “political” books. I think this is truly necessary reading for anyone who wants to understand how we—and the law—have gotten to where we are in America—and, also, to understand how we can overcome. I found her Dahlia’s perspective to be refreshing.
I don’t know about you, but I simply can’t read another old dude’s book on politics. (No offense — but I’m exhausted.) This is definitely not another old dude’s book on politics~
chibi418's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
slow-paced
It felt a lil disjointed and she just kept coming back to point out wrong this from the Trump administration. And don't get me wrong I agree with everything she wrote, but I kind of wished to get away from that mess and focus on these amazing women.