Haben : the Deafblind woman who conquered Harvard Law
"The incredible life story of Haben Girma, the first Deafblind graduate of Harvard Law School, and her amazing journey from isolation to the world stage." -- From Amazon.com summary.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781538728727
- ISBN: 1538728729
- ISBN: 9781478992813
- ISBN: 9781538728710
- Physical Description: vi, 277 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Twelve, 2019.
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | When they took my father -- The expeditions begin -- War -- Gender and a load of bull -- Key be key -- Dancing in enchanted hills -- Dishing up trouble -- Water fights in the desert -- Lost in the African night -- Guarding a secret from the village -- The latrine -- Untangling love and control -- The chapter my parents shouldn't read -- Play like no one's watching -- A positive blindness philosophy -- I don't believe fairy tales, except this one -- Ableism and the art of the blind -- Never, ever, run from a bear -- Alaska gives me the cold, harsh truth -- The little dog that makes earthquakes -- Love is following me up an iceberg -- The first Deafblind student at Harvard Law -- Kicking butt, legally speaking -- The White House ADA celebration -- Epilogue -- A brief guide to increasing access for people with disabilities. |
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Subject: | n-us--- Girma, Haben 1988- Lawyers with disabilities United States Biography Women lawyers United States Biography Lawyers with disabilities Women lawyers United States United States |
Genre: | Biography. Autobiographies. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Library.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Homer Public Library | B GIRMA (Text) | 000152115 | Biography | Available | - |