Growing Up Supremely
The Women of the U.S. Supreme Court
By Nichola D. Gutgold and Jessica L. Armstrong
During the 230-year history of the Supreme Court, there have only been four women to serve: Sandra Day O’Connor, Elena Kagan, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor. Growing Up Supremely: The Women of the U.S. Supreme Court is an inspiring children’s book that discusses the lives of these women and what led them to the nation’s highest court.
“In the book, we help young readers to see the qualities of the four women on the Supreme Court in a way that will motivate them to think big, read more and become the women they want to be,” says co-author Nichola D. Gutgold, professor of communication arts and sciences at Penn State Lehigh Valley.
The book offers readers a glimpse into the lives of the four women as young girls, focusing on their shared interests in reading, writing, speaking, reaching for their dreams and never giving up, all of which led them to serving on the Supreme Court.
Growing Up Supremely is based on The Rhetoric of Supreme Court Women and is Gutgold’s second scholarly book turned children’s book. The first was Madam President: Women Who Paved the Way.
