Raising the Bar

Raising The Bar Defines Ruth Bader GinsburgS Contribution To American Constitutional Law Through Her Efforts As Professor Lawyer And WomenS Rights Advocate. Focusing On The Years 1971 To 1980 It Explores The Decade During Which Ginsburg Founded And Was General Counsel To The Aclu WomenS Rights Project. Several Scholars Have Undertaken Similar Analyses In The Past But The Missing Ingredient Has Long Been GinsburgS Own Perspective Now Available Through Her Donation Of Private Papers. Raising The Bar Pinpoints GinsburgS Role In The Progression Of Her Complicated Multi-Layered Strategy To Combat Gender Discrimination From Theory To Implementation.