Description
It was a time, much like today, when Americans feared for the future of their democracy, and women stood up for equal treatment. At the crossroads of the Watergate scandal and the women's movement was a young lawyer named Jill Wine Volner (as she was then known), barely thirty years old and the only woman on the team that prosecuted the highest-ranking White House officials. Called "the mini-skirted lawyer" by the press, she fought to receive the respect accorded her male counterparts - and prevailed. In The Watergate Girl, Jill Wine-Banks opens a window on this troubled time in American history. It is impossible to read about the crimes of Richard Nixon and the people around him without drawing parallels to today's headlines. The book is also the story of a young woman who sought to make her professional mark while trapped in a failing marriage, buffeted by sexist preconceptions, and harbouring secrets of her own. Her house was burgled, her phones were tapped, and even her office garbage was rifled through. At once a cautionary tale and an inspiration for those who believe in the power of justice and the rule of law, The Watergate Girl is a revelation about our country, our politics, and who we are as a society.
Obstruction of justice, lies from the White House, sexism at work, shocking revelations: Jill Wine-Banks takes us inside her trial by fire as a Watergate prosecutor.
About the Author
JILL WINE-BANKS is an MSNBC legal analyst, appearing regularly on the network's prime-time and daytime shows. In addition to her service as an assistant Watergate special prosecutor, she was also general counsel of the U.S. Army, solicitor general and deputy attorney general of Illinois, and chief operating officer of the American Bar Association. A graduate of the University of Illinois and the Columbia University School of Law, she lives in Chicago.
Book Information
ISBN 9781250782205
Author Jill Wine-Banks
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint Saint Martin's Griffin,U.S.
Publisher St Martin's Press
Weight(grams) 228g
Dimensions(mm) 210mm * 138mm * 23mm
Obstruction of justice, lies from the White House, sexism at work, shocking revelations: Jill Wine-Banks takes us inside her trial by fire as a Watergate prosecutor.
About the Author
JILL WINE-BANKS is an MSNBC legal analyst, appearing regularly on the network's prime-time and daytime shows. In addition to her service as an assistant Watergate special prosecutor, she was also general counsel of the U.S. Army, solicitor general and deputy attorney general of Illinois, and chief operating officer of the American Bar Association. A graduate of the University of Illinois and the Columbia University School of Law, she lives in Chicago.
Book Information
ISBN 9781250782205
Author Jill Wine-Banks
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint Saint Martin's Griffin,U.S.
Publisher St Martin's Press
Weight(grams) 228g
Dimensions(mm) 210mm * 138mm * 23mm
