lawyers

The history of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the United States, in given by the woman lawyer who argued the case.

At the young age of fourteen, Kate Hope is licensed to practice law in the state of Colorado in 1973, and with the help of her lawyer grandfather, and memories of her dead father, also a lawyer, she tries the case of a dog that is slated to be destroyed for attacking a baby.

The bright spot in the life of fourteen-year-old Erika Nevski is her lawyer, who supports Erika as she faces a custody battle, deals with her shoplifting friend, and tries out for the school play.

Biographies of nine public interest lawyers who have been involved in cases such as stopping the use of DDT, justice for juveniles, equal rights for women, the defense of radicals, and prison reform.

While compiling a genealogy of her family of successful attorneys, sixteen-year-old history buff Ivy Breedlove treks into the mountain wilderness to interview a reclusive aunt with whom she identifies and who in turn helps her to truly know herself and her family.

A brief biography of Ralph Nader whose interest in consumer protection sparked the first major legislation which dictated safety standards for automobiles.

Describes the life of the lawyer and poet, Francis Scott Key, best known for writing the poem "The Star-Spangled Banner" in 1814.

Recounts the life of Myra Bradwell, the nineteenth-century activist, newspaper publisher, businesswoman, and lawyer.