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GENRE: Biography & Autobiography / Lawyers & Judges
PUBLISHER: Henry Holt and Co.
RELEASE DATE: February 25, 2020
LENGTH: 272 pages
ISBN: 9781250244314
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The Watergate Girl: My Fight for Truth and Justice Against a Criminal President
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Jill Wine-Banks takes us inside her trial by fire as a Watergate prosecutor.
It was a time, much like today, when Americans feared for the future of their democracy and women stood up for equal treatment. At the crossroads of the Watergate scandal and the women’s movement stood a young lawyer named Jill Wine Volner (as she was then known), barely thirty years old and the only woman on the team that prosecuted the highest-ranking White House officials. Called “the mini-skirted lawyer” by the press, she fought to receive the respect accorded her male counterparts―and prevailed.
InThe Watergate Girl, Jill Wine-Banks takes us inside this troubled time in American history, and it is impossible to read about the crimes of Richard Nixon and the people around him without drawing parallels to today’s headlines. The book is also the story of a young woman who sought to make her professional mark while trapped in a failing marriage, buffeted by sexist preconceptions, and harboring secrets of her own. Her house was burgled, her phones were tapped, and even her office garbage was rifled through.
At once a cautionary tale and an inspiration for those who believe in the power of justice and the rule of law,The Watergate Girlis a revelation about our country, our politics, and who we are as a society.
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The Girard-diCarlo Center hosts the 2023 Lewis H. Gold ’62 Lecture on Ethics and Professional Responsibility. Jill Wine-Banks, author of The Watergate Girl: My Fight for Truth and Justice Against a Criminal President, will talk with Dean Mark C. Alexander about her book and experience as the only woman on the Watergate prosecution team.
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The Watergate Girl: My Fight for Truth and Justice Against a Criminal President. A Book Talk.
November 5, 2021, a virtual panel book talk with Attorney Jill Wine-Banks, legal analysis on MSNBC. She is known as the woman on the Watergate Case. This political case caused the U.S. President, Richard M. Nixon to resign.
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Washington Post Journalist and Watergate Investigator to Speak At Commonpoint
Debbie Cenziper & Jill Wine-Banks will speak on their new books Citizen 865: The Hunt for Hitlerʼs Hidden Soldiers in America and The Watergate Girl: My Fight for Truth and Justice Against a Criminal President to conclude the Commonpoint Queens Spring 2021 Virtual Speaker Series May 24 and June 7.
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Jill Wine-Banks, Author of ‘The Watergate Girl,’ Discusses Impact of Scandal, Lessons Learned, and Relevancy Today
Jill Wine-Banks, author of “The Watergate Girl,” was featured as a Levy Lecture speaker on April 20 as she spoke via Zoom to a group of nearly 400 people, mostly seniors 55+ in the Evanston environs. The candid conversation spanned nearly two hours, as she provided an overview of the Watergate scandal, her perspective on the recent and current political environment, and some heart-stopping observations about the Chauvin trial.
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Jill Wine-Banks, author and MSNBC Legal Analyst is joined by Chicago business leader Christie Hefner to discuss The Watergate Girl: My Fight for Truth and Justice Against a Criminal President.
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Levy Lecture: "The Watergate Girl" by Author Jill Wine-Banks
Taped in Evanston, IL on April 20, 2021
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In 'The Watergate Girl,' Jill Wine-Banks gives an inside look at the special prosecution team that brought down Nixon
ABA Journal Modern Law Library Podcast Ep. 143
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INA’S INSIGHTS: On point with Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks
Anybody who lived through Watergate remembers the young attorney: Jill Wine-Banks (then Wine Volner). She was the sole female prosecutor on the federal government’s Watergate trial team.
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Katie Holmes to play Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks in movie
The film will be based on the Chicago lawyer’s recent autobiography
By Darel Jevens
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EXCLUSIVE: Katie Holmes, through her Noelle Productions banner, has optioned The Watergate Girl: My Fight For Truth and Justice Against A Criminal President, the best-selling autobiography by former Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks. Holmes will star and produce the project, which is planned as a feature adaptation.
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WAVe - A Conversation with “the Watergate Girl,” Jill Wine Banks
To celebrate Women’s History Month, join us for a conversation with Jill Wine-Banks, an MSNBC legal analyst, speaker, and author. Together with Venable partner Courtney Sullivan, Jill will explore her new book, The Watergate Girl, which details her experiences as the only woman on the team that prosecuted the highest-ranking White House officials involved in the Watergate scandal. Dubbed the “mini-skirted lawyer,” Jill will also discuss beginning her career as the first woman to serve as an organized crime prosecutor at the U.S. Department of Justice and will offer a glimpse of some of the challenges and absurdities she endured as a young working woman.
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Narativ Live with Zev Shalev: The Watergate Girl
Former Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks joins Zev Shalev and @LincolnsBible to talk about her new book 'The Watergate Girl,' and what it's like to take on presidents and mobsters.
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MSNBC legal analyst and Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks discusses her new book, The Watergate Girl.
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The Watergate Girl: My Fight for Truth and Justice Against a Criminal President by Jill Wine-Banks
The Chris Voss Show Podcast 7/31/2020
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‘Watergate Girl’ Jill Wine-Banks on Her Pioneering Role Investigating Richard Nixon
Chicago Tonight 7/27/2020 (recorded in March)
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The Christian Science Monitor 6/18/2020
BySteve Donoghue
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What to Reid with Joy-Ann Reid - Featured Author - Jill Wine-Banks "The Watergate Girl"
What to Reid 6/17/2020
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Interview Jill Wine-Banks, "The Watergate Girl"
Hosted by Michael Causey on Takoma Radio 6/8/2020
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Chicago Tribune 5/4/2020
By Rick Kogan
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Jewish News Arizona 3/4/2020
By Shannon Levitt
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Salon 3/2/2020
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Air Mail 2/29/2020
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The Watergate Girl at Politics and Prose
The Watergate Girl at Politics and Prose 2/28/2020
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The Watergate Girl featured in the Chicago Sun Times 2/27/2020
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A musical celebration of The Watergate Girl
Lauren Mayer Comedy Songs 2/27/2020
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Jill Wine-Banks quoted in Forbes article by Joan Michelson 2/27/2020
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The Watergate Girl at The Strand
The Watergate Girl at The Strand (C-SPAN2) 2/26/2020
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Barnes & Noble at 555 Fifth Ave in New York
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Calling allwriters and dreamers. I'm speaking Saturday at the "EvanstonWritersWorkshop In the Trenches with theWriter." Conference is Nov 2-5, 2023 at Hyatt Regency Deerfield, IL. Register now athttp://inthetrenches2023.com. This is the conference for you! Fun and educational.
Breaking Barriers For Equality, But Still Dancing Backwards in High Heels: How Women’s Success Benefits All
This is the 26th lecture in the series established to honor founding Dean Hiram H. Lesar. A reception starts the festivities at 5 p.m. in the law school’s formal lounge. The event is free and open to the public.
Jan Schakowsky's Ultimate Women's Power Lunch
You know how much excitement this lunch generates. This year's speakers are exceptional:LA Mayor Karen BassandDemocratic Whip Katherine Clark, plusJanand everyone who matters in Chicago will be there.
The Girard-diCarlo Center will host the 2023 Lewis H. Gold ’62 Lecture on Ethics and Professional Responsibility on Tuesday, April 4. Jill Wine-Banks, author ofThe Watergate Girl: My Fight for Truth and Justice Against a Criminal President, will talk with Dean Mark C. Alexander about her book and experience as the only woman on the Watergate prosecution team.
Watergate Girl with Jill Wine-Banks
Discussing her book, The Watergate Girl, Jill Wine-Banks will take us inside her trial-by-fire experience as a Watergate prosecutor and examine the legacy of Watergate fifty years on. The program will be followed by a book signing. Limited copies of The Watergate Girl will be available for purchase in the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum store.
Osher at JHU is pleased to offer a roster of distinguished guest lecturers who will share their professional expertise, ideas, and experiences.
2021 Ragdale Ring
Ragdale welcomes guests to our campus for the second event of our 9th annual Ragdale Ring season. This event features accomplished and acclaimed performers and authors.
The Watergate Girl Goes to the Library: Jill Wine-Banks in conversation with Nina Barrett
Author of The Watergate Girl, Jill-Wine Banks goes to the library and celebrates National Library Week in conversation with Nina Barrett, author of The Leopold and Loeb Files: An Intimate Look at One of America's Most Infamous Crimes.
Virtual Fireside Chat
I'll be speaking Feb 10 in San Diego and it's open to the public so I hope you'll register and join me.
Conversations at the Newberry: A Conversation with Jill Wine-Banks and Peter Slevin
This program will be held virtually on Zoom in part with the historically prestigious Newberry Library.
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The Christian Science Monitor 6/18/2020
BySteve Donoghue
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New York Journal of Books 2/25/2020
By Mike Farris
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Boston Globe 2/20/2020
By Julia M. Klein
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Publishers Weekly 2/18/2020
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Library Journal 2/1/2020
Reviewed by Sarah Schroeder
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Booklist Review 2/1/2020
By Carol Haggas
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What Jill Wine-Banks did in the early 1970s is the stuff of legend: She got the goods on a corrupt president and used the power of the law to call him and his henchmen to account. The Watergate Girl tells an inspiring story for our troubled times―bravely, wittily, and wisely, with piercing insight and bracing literary verve.
Come with Jill Wine-Banks back to a time when women were ‘girls,’ accomplished professionals were mistaken for prostitutes, and a determined figure that one headline identified as ‘The Leggiest Watergate Lawyer’ rose above it all do something heroic: bring down a criminal president. A riveting and wonderfully crafted memoir for our time.
Such a wonderful book! Jill Wine-Banks makes the Watergate scandal seem as current as today. She has written a fascinating, intimate account of her role as a young assistant special prosecutor―and also her #MeToo experiences in a series of groundbreaking jobs.
A lively and engrossing account and a timely reminder of how an able and dedicated lawyer and her colleagues held a president and his minions accountable―and why it was vital to do so. It is also an important story of how a young woman confronted a ‘man’s world,’ and dealt with her own vulnerabilities and personal crises at the same time.
An intimate, powerful personal story. Jill Wine-Banks is not afraid to share and tell all her experiences and opinions. And I promise you she does.
