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