The Watergate Girl was a really interesting look at the Watergate investigation and the trial that followed. It was fascinating to see it from a womans perspective, especially as one of the only women really involved in the investigation and in the trial. It was so sad to hear about the misogyny that she faced and how that really has not changed as much as it should. I enjoyed reading this book and I enjoy seeing her as a contributor on MSNBC.

This memoir of the Watergate investigation and hearings was very interesting. It’s nice to get an insider’s view of this historic event. I would recommend this book to friends.

4.5 stars, rounding up to 5.

This is a very well-written memoir! While the main focus of the book is on the Watergate trial and the men she took on (the same men made famous by the Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward book, “All The President’s Men”), she also talks about her personal life in juicy detail and the rest of her professional work since Watergate - and she never lost my interest at any point throughout the entire book. I think this is partly due to the fact that she doesn’t start her memoir from the very beginning of her life, like most people (because let’s be honest, those parts are usually the slowest), but instead starts right off with Watergate. She does occasionally delve into her pre-Watergate life, but only when it helps explain or progress her narrative.

Jill Wine-Banks is one helluva woman. She was an amazing prosecutor that took on many powerful people throughout her career in a legal world dominated by men. After Watergate, she took amazing jobs at top law firms and Fortune 500 companies, but quit them all after experiencing and witnessing discrimination against her and others because of gender, religious beliefs, and race.

Wine-Banks is an inspiration to women of all ages. She was often times the only woman in the room when it came to interviewing Nixon’s men. Because of this, she was inevitably dealt daily misogynistic comments and was often sidelined by a lot of her colleagues and the judges. Yet, she persisted!

Throughout this book, you can see the many terrifying parallels between the Watergate scandal and the scandals of our current administration. However, as Wine-Banks puts it: “Today the peril is worse than in the 1970s because Trump is more dangerous than Nixon. Trump’s stonewalling surpasses Nixon’s and he challenges the authority of Congress in unparalleled ways.”

Overall, a very quick read that I learned a lot from. Highly suggest this book for everyone interested in politics. Thank you to Henry Holt & Co., Jill Wine-Banks, and NetGalley for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Jill Wine-Banks has a voice that needs to be heard. She lived through a period of America's history that left an indelible mark on us. Now it repeats itself. Her memoir of her time as the only woman on the Watergate trial legal team is a powerful living period of history brought alive. I was engrossed with her story from the first page. Starting with her cross examination of Rose Mary Woods and the infamous missing minutes she takes the reader on an incredible journey. Now we have witnessed another impeachment and are living through a world turned upside down in its aftermath. This is a memoir everyone should add to their reading list for 2020.
My thanks to the publisher Henry Holt and Co. and to NetGalley for giving me an advance copy in exchange for my honest review.

The Watergate Girl by Jill Wine-Banks
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Pub Date: 2/25/20
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The Watergate Girl is the memoir of Jill Wine-Banks, the lone female lawyer working on the staff of the Watergate trial’s special prosecutor. Much of the book is dedicated to her time working on the Watergate case. From rumors of presidential scandal, to eventual resignation and beyond, Wine-Banks gives her readers insight into her job, her life, and the greater cultural zeitgeist of the 1970’s.

Jill Wine Banks is the feminist icon that NO ONE is talking about. I absolutely loved this memoir. Memoirs can be hit or miss for me, and I was afraid that this one would be dry. However, Wine-Banks’ attention to detail kept me glued to the pages! I find Watergate (and impeachment in general) incredibly fascinating and was drawn in right away. I admire how Wine-Banks persevered through both blatant and subtle misogyny while working on the Watergate case. The memoir goes into Wine-Banks’ less than perfect personal life, which gave me a good understanding of who she was both as a prosecutor and a person. With the recent presidential impeachment, I found the parallels between the two cases to be very interesting. In the epilogue, Wine-Banks touches on the Trump impeachment and her opinions of those events. It is a MUST read! Thank you @henryholtbooks and @netgalley for my advanced readers copy. The Watergate Girl will be released on 2/25.

Jill Wine-Banks was the only female trial lawyer on the Watergate special prosecutor's obstruction of justice and cover up task force. In The Watergate Girl: My Fight for Truth and Justice Against a Criminal President, she tells the story of that incredible historical moment, highlighting her courtroom battles for truth alongside her more personal battles against her sham marriage and workplace misogyny. At a time when women's voices are becoming more important to our understanding of history, Wine-Banks'' breathless account shows what it was to be a hard-charging lawyer who at times was written about more because of her hair and outfits than for her courtroom prowess (although I must say at some points in this narrative she is guilty of doing the same exact thing she derides). The juxtaposition of her personal narrative with this better-known history makes for a satisfying read that will no doubt appeal to anyone who enjoyed reading Hidden Figures, and it will remind readers of the exact moment we are in, with a president determined to cover-up his wrongdoing any way he can. History does indeed repeat itself.

A fascinating look at Watergate from a true participant.We read about history she lived it had an active part in the Watergate trial,She brings the day to day drama alive.She is now commenting on Trump on tv smart interesting with a great pin colllection,A wonderful inciteful read#netgalley #henryholtbooks

This was a wonderful book. If you find Watergate a fascinating crime story, you will love this insider's account of what kept the nation transfixed for much of the 70s. Jill Wine-Banks tells a great story as only a brilliant lawyer could do.