Lovely one: a memoir

Supreme Court "Justice Jackson learned from her educator parents to take pride in her heritage since birth. She describes her resolve as a young girl to honor this legacy and realize her dreams: from hearing stories of her grandparents and parents breaking barriers in the segregated South, to h...

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1. Verfasser: Jackson, Ketanji Brown 1970- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Random House [2024]
Ausgabe:First edition
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Zusammenfassung:Supreme Court "Justice Jackson learned from her educator parents to take pride in her heritage since birth. She describes her resolve as a young girl to honor this legacy and realize her dreams: from hearing stories of her grandparents and parents breaking barriers in the segregated South, to honing her voice in high school as an oratory champion and student body president, to graduating magna cum laude from Harvard, where she performed in musical theater and improv and participated in pivotal student organizations. Here, Justice Jackson pulls back the curtain, marrying the public record of her life with what is less known. She reveals what it takes to advance in the legal profession when most people in power don't look like you, and to reconcile a demanding career with the joys and sacrifices of marriage and motherhood. Through trials and triumphs, Justice Jackson's journey will resonate with dreamers everywhere"--
Beschreibung:xx, 405 Seiten, 32 ungezählte Seiten Tafeln Illustrationen 25 cm
ISBN:9780593729908

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