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Linda Hirshman

Biography

Linda Hirshman

Linda Hirshman is a lawyer, a cultural historian, and the author of VICTORY: The Triumphant Gay Revolution and many other books. She received her JD from the University of Chicago Law School and her PhD in philosophy from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and has taught philosophy and women's studies at Brandeis University. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Slate, Newsweek, the Daily Beast and POLITICO. She lives in Arizona and New York City.

Linda Hirshman

Books by Linda Hirshman

by Linda Hirshman - Biography, Nonfiction

The relationship between Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg transcends party, religion, region and culture. Strengthened by each other’s presence, these groundbreaking judges, the first and second to serve on the highest court in the land, have transformed the Constitution and America itself, making it a more equal place for all women. Linda Hirshman’s dual biography includes revealing stories of how these trailblazers fought for their own recognition in a male-dominated profession.