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Haben : the deafblind woman who conquered Harvard law  Cover Image Book Book

Haben : the deafblind woman who conquered Harvard law / Haben Girma.

Girma, Haben, 1988- (author.).

Summary:

Documents the story of the first deaf and blind graduate of Harvard Law School, tracing her refugee parents' harrowing experiences in the Eritrea-Ethiopian war and her development of innovations that enabled her remarkable achievements.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781538728727
  • ISBN: 1538728729
  • Physical Description: 277 pages ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Twelve, 2019.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Hello and welcome (introduction) -- The expeditions begin -- War, kings, and the journey to freedom -- Gender and a load of bull -- The girl with the keyboard -- When they took my father -- Dancing in enchanted hills -- Operation get my parents to say yes-- Water fights in the desert -- Adventures in the African night -- Guarding a secret from the village -- A lift out of the latrine -- The confidence question -- The chapter my parents shouldn't read -- Play like no one's watching -- A positive blindnessphilosophy -- I don't believe fairytales, except this one -- Society's beliefs v. personal experiences : the PB&J case -- Never ever run from a bear -- The little dog that makes earthquakes -- Love is following me up an iceberg -- Not your typical Harvard Law School story -- Kicking butt, legally speaking -- The White House ADA celebration -- Epilogue.
Subject: Girma, Haben, 1988-
Deafblind women > United States > Biography.
Lawyers with disabilities > United States > Biography.
Women lawyers > United States > Biography.
Genre: Autobiographies.

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