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My lady judge

a mystery of medieval Ireland
2007
In 1509 Ireland, Mara is sent to the independent kingdom of Burren to investigate the death of a man who was found dead two days after the May Day festival, but when she arrives, she has a hard time getting any of the people to discuss what has happened and is left to solve the mystery on her own.

The Amber Room

2003
Atlanta judge Rachel Cutler's life is forever changed when her father, a man who surived the horrors of World War II, dies under strange circumstances, leaving behind clues as to the whereabouts of the Amber Room, an entire room forged of amber which was hidden by German troops invading the Soviet Union in 1944.

Sandra Day O'Connor

lawyer and Supreme Court justice
2000
A career biography of Sandra Day O'Conner, focusing on her accomplishments as a lawyer and as the first woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court.

Sandra Day O'Connor

independent thinker
1995
A biography of the first woman Supreme Court Justice in the United States.

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

1983
A biography of the former Arizona state senator and judge who in 1981 became the first woman ever appointed a justice of the United States Supreme Court.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Supreme Court justice
1995
A biography of the second female Supreme Court justice, covering her childhood, education, career, and achievements.

Shirin Ebadi

champion for human rights in Iran
2007
Presents a brief biography of Shirin Ebadi, an Iranian lawyer and judge who has continued to fight for the human rights of people in her country and around the world.

Women chosen for public office

1995
Looks at nine women who have held appointive offices in the federal government.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

fire and steel on the Supreme Court
1994
A biography of the second female Supreme Court justice, describing her battle for equal rights for members of both sexes.

Sandra Day O'Connor

justice for all
1993
Follows Sandra Day O'Connor from her childhood on an Arizona ranch, through her days as a young lawyer, to her appointment as the first female named to the Supreme Court.

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