A review by helterskelliter
Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America by Dahlia Lithwick
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~