women lawyers

"Coretta Scott King Honor-winning author Tonya Bolden chronicles the life of an intrepid lawyer and civil rights pioneer. Dovey Johnson Roundtree was most famous for her successful defense of an indigent Black man accused of the murder of Mary Pinchot Meyer, a prominent white Washington, DC, socialite, in 1965. Despite her triumph in this high-profile case, Roundtree continued to represent the poor and the underserved. She was the first lawyer to bring a bus desegregation case before the Interstate Commerce Commission, clinching the ruling that enabled Robert F. Kennedy to enforce bus integration. She was also among the first Black women to enter the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, and was one of the first ordained female ministers in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Tracing Roundtree's life from her childhood in Jim Crow North Carolina through her adulthood, Tonya Bolden illuminates a little-known figure in American history who believed the law should serve the people, and places her firmly in the context of twentieth-century civil rights and African American culture"--Provided by publisher.

African American civil rights attorney, Dovey Johnson Roundtree, recounts her life and career, discussing her 1955 landmark bus desegregation case that would help to dismantle the practice of "separate but equal" and dismantle the Jim Crow laws and more.

"Kamala Harris is the first female, Black, and Asian American vice president! But how did she accomplish all that she has? In this leveled title, young readers are introduced to the life and work of Kamala Harris"--Provided by publisher.

This biography of Constance Baker Motley, the first black woman to argue a case in front of the Supreme Court, examines how she played a critical role in vanquishing Jim Crow laws throughout the South.

In 1921, Perveen Mistry is one of the first female lawyers in India. Working at her father's law firm, she finds herself investigating a strange case when three widows of a wealthy mill owner sign over their inheritance to a charity. Suspecting the woman are being taken advantage of, Perveen sets out to uncover the truth. What she finds leads to murder which makes her even more determined to protect the widows.

Documents the life and career of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, describing her childhood, family, and education, and the important cases that helped shape her identity as a fierce advocate for equality and human and constitutional rights. Include archival black-and-white photographs.

"A . . . love story following an ambitious lawyer who experiences an astonishing vision that could change her life forever"--Provided by publisher.

Offers a broad overview of the legal rights of women from the Revolutionary War to the present day, analyzing court decisions, legislative victories, and key figures in the fight for equal rights.

A brief biography of Michelle Obama and her life before the White House, who used her position as a lawyer to make healthy living possible for kids across the United States.

Presents an adaptation of Dovey Johnson Roundtree's "Mighty Justice" about African American civil rights attorney, Dovey Johnson Roundtree, who recounts her life and career, discussing her 1955 landmark bus desegregation case that would help to dismantle the practice of "separate but equal" and dismantle the Jim Crow laws and more.