{"product_id":"9781529114041-spider-woman","title":"Spider Woman","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Life – by the former President of the Supreme Court\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLady Hale is an inspirational figure admired for her historic achievements and for the causes she has championed. \u003ci\u003eSpider Woman\u003c\/i\u003e is her story.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As 'a little girl from a little school in a little village in North Yorkshire', she only went into the law because her headteacher told her she wasn't clever enough to study history. She became the most senior judge in the country but it was an unconventional path to the top.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e How does a self-professed 'girly swot' get ahead in a profession dominated by men? Was it a surprise that the perspectives of women and other disadvantaged groups had been overlooked, or that children's interests were marginalised? A lifelong smasher of glass-ceilings, who took as her motto 'women are equal to everything', her landmark rulings in areas including domestic violence, divorce, mental health and equality were her attempt to correct that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As President of the Supreme Court, Lady Hale won global attention in finding the 2019 prorogation of Parliament to be unlawful. Yet that dramatic moment was merely the pinnacle of a career throughout which she was hailed as a pioneering reformer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Wise, warm and inspiring, \u003ci\u003eSpider Woman\u003c\/i\u003e shows how the law shapes our world and supports us in crisis. It is the story of how Lady Hale found that she could overcome the odds, which shows that anyone from similar beginnings will find that they can cope too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40138812063841,"sku":"9781529114041","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_34123562_5e5d7bdc-b6b5-4a8a-a37a-68f618694948.jpg?v=1746725055","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529114041-spider-woman","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}