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Haben : the Deafblind woman who conquered Harvard Law  Cover Image Book Book

Haben : the Deafblind woman who conquered Harvard Law / By Haben Girma.

Girma, Haben, 1988- (author.).

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.
Subject: Girma, Haben, 1988-
Lawyers with disabilities > United States > Biography.
Women lawyers > United States > Biography.
Genre: Autobiographies.

Available copies

  • 22 of 22 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Rockville Public Library.

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