{"product_id":"justice-was-her-calling-jennifer-l-brinkley-9780520432086","title":"Justice Was Her Calling: The Fierce and Fascinating Life of Dorothy Kenyon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBefore Ruth Bader Ginsburg persuaded the Supreme Court to strike down sex discrimination, Dorothy Kenyon drew the legal blueprint.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJustice Was Her Calling \u003c\/i\u003eis the first full-length biography of the New York judge, lawyer, and civil liberties champion whose litigation strategies helped transform the Equal Protection Clause into a powerful tool for women's rights. Across decades, from the Progressive Era through the New Deal and into the rise of second-wave feminism, Dorothy Kenyon stood at the forefront of reform.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA longtime ACLU national board member, the only woman appointed by the League of Nations to study women's legal status worldwide, and a US delegate to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, Kenyon pushed equality onto the global stage long before it was widely embraced. Her career was nearly undone when Senator Joseph McCarthy named her first on his list of alleged communists, a spurious accusation that cast a lasting shadow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on letters, speeches, and fresh archival research, Jennifer L. Brinkley restores Kenyon to her rightful status as a legal pioneer and reminds us that civil liberties endure only when defended.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jennifer L. Brinkley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520432088\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520432086\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Jennifer L. Brinkley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49084112601343,"sku":"9780520432086","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/justice-was-her-calling-jennifer-l-brinkley-9780520432086","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}