Haben : the Deafblind woman who conquered Harvard Law / By Haben Girma.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781538728727
- ISBN: 1538728729
- Physical Description: vi, 277 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 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 blindness philosophy -- 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. |
Summary, etc.: | "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. |
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Subject: | Girma, Haben, 1988- Lawyers with disabilities > United States > Biography. Women lawyers > United States > Biography. |
Genre: | Autobiographies. |
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- 22 of 22 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Rockville Public Library.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Rockville Public Library | B GIRMA (Text) | 34035157418282 | Adult Biography | Available | - |