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Author: Gloria Allred
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780061743573
Publication
Date: 2009-10-13 Introduction “Women who seek to be equal to men lack AMBITION”

About the author

Gloria Rachel Bloom was born in southwest Philadelphia on July 3, 1941. Born and raised up a single child, her father Moris was a door to door salesman with education up to 8th grade. Her mother Stella still continues to be her biggest inspiration. She was an English woman who single headedly left her homeland for a better life …show more content…
she FIGHTS on behalf of EVERY victimised woman against all odds including what she calls the big daddy of all boys ‘the US S4enate’. Sufferer of bad marriages and a rape survivor she has that rare ability to influence any woman by actually setting an example. Fight Back and Win is thus not merely an account person’s life but also, a guide live to live your own by fighting your own battles over coming all odds and coming out with flying colours. The book is a collection of approximately 50 cases Allred has fought and won for women from all walks of life. These are cases of rape, sexual assault, homicides of mothers-to-be etc. As the books proceeds the reader realizes that Gloria has fought for and won some of the most common woman’s rights that are taken for granted today. The Introduction to the book is provided by Lisa Bloom, Gloria’s daughter. In it she answers the most frequently asked question ‘how was the experience to grow up with America’s most influential lawyers?’ She answers it by giving examples of memories from her childhood. In her interesting narrative we encounter Gloria’s honest-to-god unapologetic side when her daughter reveals 2 principles Gloria Allred has taught her by
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