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An account of the intertwined lives of the first two women to be appointed to the Supreme Court examines their respective religious and political beliefs while sharing insights into how they have influenced interpretations of the Constitution to promote equal rights for women.
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I almost feel like this needs to have separate reviews, one for Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and one for Sandra Day O'Connor. I knew very little about Justice O'Connor going into this book. I still don't think I've got a very good picture of her. The author clearly preferred Ginsburg over O'Connor, and therefore the kinda-sorta-parallel histories of the two of them felt biased against O'Connor. I felt like I got a very in-depth, nuanced picture of Ruth, and a glossed-over, hit-the-highlights view of Sandra.I thought this book went far more in-depth than [b:Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg 25422234 Notorious RBG The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Irin Carmon https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1429924065s/25422234.jpg 44611586] did, though it did take a bit of a different tone about Justice Ginsburg's work that I didn't pick up from Notorious RBG. But Sisters in Law was a great overview of the Supreme Court cases during Ginsburg's tenure thus far, and gave me a much better idea of the internal workings of the Court and how it operates.