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In Defense of Women: Memoirs of an Unrepentant Advocate
Product Code: 1143 ISBN: 978-080701143-0 Pages: 264 Binding Information: Cloth Size: 6" X 9" Inches Illustrated: No Copyright Date Ed: 04/26/2011 Trade Code: 00C Price: $26.95 In stock. Also available from: Independent Bookstore | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Powell's From a "Human Rights Hero," a memoir of her illustrious career litigating groundbreaking cases Today Judge Nancy Gertner dons a long black robe while presiding over court cases for the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. But in the 1970s, when she was one of few women in a stubbornly male profession, she sported bright red suits that reflected her fearless choice of cases and her daring litigation tactics. Defending clients in some of the most prominent criminal and civil rights cases of the time, Gertner drove home the point that women lawyers belonged in our courtrooms.
In 1975, Nancy Gertner launched her legal career by defending antiwar activist Susan Saxe, who was on trial for her role in a robbery that resulted in the murder of a police officer. It was a high-profile, complex, and highly charged case. What followed for Gertner was a career of other groundbreaking firsts, as she fought her way through the boys' club climate of the time, throwing herself into criminal and civil cases focused on women's rights and civil liberties. Looking back on her storied career, Gertner writes about her struggle to succeed personally and professionally while working on benchmark cases. Among her clients were a woman suing the psychiatrist who had repeatedly molested her; another on trial for murdering her abusive husband; Teresa Contardo, suing Merrill Lynch for discrimination; and Clare Dalton, suing Harvard Law School for the same offense. In her signature red suit, Nancy Gertner was always the unrepentant advocate in defense of women. But over the years she also represented a student accused of rape; Ted Anzalone, on trial for extortion; and Matthew Stuart, implicated in his brother Charles's infamous murder of his pregnant wife. In Defense of Women is the one-of-a-kind memoir of an exceptional, self-proclaimed "outsider lawyer."
In the Media Click here to read Judge Gertner's perspective piece "On Being Judged" in Boston Globe Magazine Click here to watch Nancy Gertner on NECN's Broadside Click here to see In Defense of Women featured as No.#8 on the Boston Globe Bestseller List under “Nonfiction" Click here to read about Judge Gertner's recent appearance at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Click here to read a review of Judge Gertner's memoir on the blog Healthy Tipping Point Judge Nancy Gertner on WBUR's Emily Rooney Show, May 16th, 2011; click here to listen. Click here to read an article about Judge Gertner's retirement on the blog Feminist Law Professors Judge Nancy Gertner on WBUR's Radio Boston, May 4th, 2011; click here to listen. Judge Nancy Gertner on WGBH's Greater Boston, April 25th, 2011; click here to listen. Click here to read Judge Gertner's perspective piece "On Being Judged" in Boston Globe Magazine Click here to read Judge Gertner's op-ed in the Boston Globe
Reviews
Review Publisher's Weekly - February 15, 2011
“Gertner adeptly describes insider courtroom strategy as well as both the blatant and insidious institutional sexism she faced. Her story is a well-told reflection of the growth and growing pains of the legal system regarding women as advocates, educators, plaintiffs, and defendants.”
Review Kirkus Reviews - March 15, 2011
“[A] thoroughly engaging, outspoken memoir…She writes this memoir to preserve her pre-judge identity as an advocate, as well as to remind the next generation of women, particularly those rejecting feminism, of the choices she and her contemporaries fought hard to maintain.”
Review Senior Women - August 1, 2011
“In this season of television re-runs, devotees of Law and Order orThe Good Wife would do well to turn off the tube, and sit down with Gertner’s book. They might pull an all-nighter.”
Review Ms. JD - September 2, 2011
“…[A] must read for any feminist attorneys. Readers will find Gertner’s honesty, humor, and bravery refreshing.”
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