The life and career of the fiercely principled Supreme Court Justice, now a popular icon, with dramatic accounts of her landmark cases that moved the needle on legal protection of human rights, illustrated with black-and-white archival photographs.

A teen takes her case to the Supreme Court -- Students have rights too -- Standing up for free expression -- Marriage rights, past and present -- Women working in "a man's world" -- Protecting all caregivers -- Strengthening the family unit -- Defending hard-won civil rights -- Women's rights are human rights -- Blazing a trail, leaving her mark -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix I: the Bill of rights -- Appendix II: some important additional dissents written or joined by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg -- Appendix III: structure of the federal court system.