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Winner, Next Generation Indie Book Awards - Women's Nonfiction Best
Book of 2020, National Law Journal The inspiring and previously
untold history of the women considered-but not selected-for the US
Supreme Court In 1981, Sandra Day O'Connor became the first female
justice on the United States Supreme Court after centuries of male
appointments, a watershed moment in the long struggle for gender
equality. Yet few know about the remarkable women considered in the
decades before her triumph. Shortlisted tells the overlooked
stories of nine extraordinary women-a cohort large enough to seat
the entire Supreme Court-who appeared on presidential lists dating
back to the 1930s. Florence Allen, the first female judge on the
highest court in Ohio, was named repeatedly in those early years.
Eight more followed, including Amalya Kearse, a federal appellate
judge who was the first African American woman viewed as a
potential Supreme Court nominee. Award-winning scholars Renee Knake
Jefferson and Hannah Brenner Johnson cleverly weave together
long-forgotten materials from presidential libraries and private
archives to reveal the professional and personal lives of these
accomplished women. In addition to filling a notable historical
gap, the book exposes the tragedy of the shortlist. Listing and
bypassing qualified female candidates creates a false appearance of
diversity that preserves the status quo, a fate all too familiar
for women, especially minorities. Shortlisted offers a roadmap to
combat enduring bias and discrimination. It is a must-read for
those seeking positions of power as well as for the powerful who
select them in the legal profession and beyond.
Winner, Next Generation Indie Book Awards - Women's Nonfiction Best
Book of 2020, National Law Journal The inspiring and previously
untold history of the women considered—but not selected—for the
US Supreme Court In 1981, Sandra Day O’Connor became the first
female justice on the United States Supreme Court after centuries
of male appointments, a watershed moment in the long struggle for
gender equality. Yet few know about the remarkable women considered
in the decades before her triumph. Shortlisted tells the overlooked
stories of nine extraordinary women—a cohort large enough to seat
the entire Supreme Court—who appeared on presidential lists
dating back to the 1930s. Florence Allen, the first female judge on
the highest court in Ohio, was named repeatedly in those early
years. Eight more followed, including Amalya Kearse, a federal
appellate judge who was the first African American woman viewed as
a potential Supreme Court nominee. Award-winning scholars Renee
Knake Jefferson and Hannah Brenner Johnson cleverly weave together
long-forgotten materials from presidential libraries and private
archives to reveal the professional and personal lives of these
accomplished women. In addition to filling a notable historical
gap, the book exposes the tragedy of the shortlist. Listing and
bypassing qualified female candidates creates a false appearance of
diversity that preserves the status quo, a fate all too familiar
for women, especially minorities. Shortlisted offers a roadmap to
combat enduring bias and discrimination. It is a must-read for
those seeking positions of power as well as for the powerful who
select them in the legal profession and beyond.
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