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Her expression was more of pity than remorse. “I even wore clothes that my mom picked out for me…until the seventh grade,” I told my girl, hoping to prove that doing what you’re told is simply a fact of life. As we sat there in the car, however, waiting for the light to turn green, my headstrong child looked me dead in the eye. “When did you realize you could think for yourself?” she asked me, with such conviction, it took my breath away. In all reality, I was 18 before I realized I could speak up for myself. Fifteen years later, I now proudly offer up my opinion and put my foot down for what I believe. The thing I respect most in this world today is people who fight, who stand up, who give of their time and of themselves to change the world. To me, there is nothing more important. On December 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the Saguaro Library in Phoenix, the Arcadia News Book Club will host lawyer, cultural historian and author, Linda Hirshman, to discuss her most recent work, Sisters in Law: How Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World . Hirshman has taught philosophy and women’s studies at Brandeis University. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times , The Washington Pos t, Slate , Newsweek , The Daily Beast , and POLITICO . Sisters in Law celebrates the two women who, although very different, share one incredible thing: their roles as the only two women on the U.S. Supreme Court. Well-written and researched, Hirshman gives readers an insight into two of the most monumental women of the 21 st century. Arcadia News recently had the honor of interviewing Linda Hirshman. For a more in-depth discussion, join us on December 10. To request a seat at our event, email Amanda@arcadianews.com. AN: When you were a young girl what did the term feminist mean to you? LH: I was too young to know there was a problem in the 1950s. AN: How has that changed as you’ve grown into a hard-working, successful woman? LH: I learned the society had to change to enable me to realize my personal ambitions. AN: What led to you writing a book about Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg? LH: They changed the world. It seemed so weird that their story had never been written. There are many books about Steinem and Thurgood Marshall. AN: What two things have these women taught you about perseverance and strength? LH: Never get mad unless it is to your benefit. Notice, pick fights carefully, and wait for the right moment. AN: When you were a girl, what did you want to be when you grew up? LH: A U.S. senator AN: What do you think an adolescent Linda would say to you about what you’ve accomplished? LH: GOOD JOB!! AN: Many young girls today will never know what it was like to grow up before 1970 America. What should girls today know about what still needs to be done? LH: The two worst remaining problems are reproductive freedom and The Second Shift. AN: Your greatest accomplishment? LH: Two books back to back on The New York Times Book Review cover. AN: Your greatest regret? LH: That I did not start writing sooner. AN: If you could eat dinner with three writers, living or dead, who would they be? LH: Suzanne Collins, Margaret Atwood and Stacey Schiff. Author, advocate and activist to attend Book Club this month BOOK CLUB BOOK OF THE MONTH Sisters in Law BY LINDA HIRSHMAN Saguaro Library December 10, 6:30 p.m.