The Watergate Girl: My Fight for Truth and Justice Against a Criminal President
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Obstruction of justice, the specter of impeachment, sexism at work, shocking revelations: Jill Wine-Banks takes us to her trial with a fire as a Watergate prosecutor.
It was a time, just like today, when Americans feared for the future of their democracy and women defended equal treatment. At the crossroads of the Watergate scandal and the women's movement was a young lawyer named Jill Wine Volner (as she was then known), barely thirty years old and the only woman on the team who pursued the highest White House officials. Called the "miniskirt lawyer" by the press, she struggled to receive the respect accorded to her male colleagues - and prevailed.
In The Watergate Girl, Jill Wine-Banks opens a window on this troubled period of American history. It is impossible to read about Richard Nixon's crimes and the people around him without drawing parallels to today's headlines. The book is also the story of a young woman who tried to leave her professional mark while trapped in a failed marriage, crushed by sexist preconceptions and hiding her own secrets. Her home has been burglarized, her phones have been checked, and even her office trash has been swept away.
Immediately a story of warning and source of inspiration for those who believe in the power of justice and the rule of law, The Watergate Girl is a revelation about our country, our politics and who we are as a society.
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