Shana Knizhnik

Shana Knizhnik (born August 22, 1988[1]) is an American lawyer and author from Philadelphia.[2] She is best known for her New York Times bestselling book,[3] Notorious R.B.G.: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, co-written with MSNBC reporter Irin Carmon.[4]

Early life and education

Knizhnik graduated from Columbia College, Columbia University in 2010[5] and from New York University School of Law in 2015.[2] During her time there, she served as an Articles Editor of the New York University Law Review and served on the boards of the Coalition for Law and Representation and OUTLaw and performed in the NYU Law Revue and the a cappella group Substantial Performance.[2] She interned at the American Civil Liberties Union, the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, and the Legal Aid Society.[6] Knizhnik went on to clerk for Dolores Sloviter of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upon her graduation.[2][6][7]

Notorious R.B.G.

While attending NYU Law in June 2013, she started the blog Notorious R.B.G. in response to several dissenting opinions authored by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.[8] The blog quickly went viral and gained media attention within its first few days.[9] Knizhnik created Notorious R.B.G. shirts to go along with the blog, of which she sold roughly 2,000 within the first two months.[10]

In January 2015, it was announced that Knizhnik would co-author a new biography of Justice Ginsburg with Irin Carmon, to be titled Notorious R.B.G.: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.[11] The book was released in October 2015[12] and debuted at #7 on the New York Times Best Seller list.[3]

Knizhnik was named one of Forbes' "30 under 30" in media in 2016.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Shana Knizhnik". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Notorious R.B.G. Blogger Shana Knizhnik '15 Makes Her Mark On Campus And Off". NYU School of Law. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
  3. 1 2 "Best Sellers - The New York Times". New York Times. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
  4. ↑ "Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik - Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg". LA Weekly. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
  5. ↑ "Students Named To Forbes "30 Under 30"". Columbia College. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
  6. 1 2 "Author Profile: Shana Knizhnik". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
  7. 1 2 "2016 30 Under 30: Media - Shana Knizhnik". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
  8. ↑ "Notorious RBG - Interview with Jeffrey Toobin". C-SPAN. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
  9. ↑ Davis, Allison (June 27, 2013). "NYU Law Student Is Making Ruth Bader Ginsburg A Meme".
  10. ↑ Dale, Maryclaire (September 6, 2013). "Ginsburg: Gay Marriage Shows Constitution's Genius".
  11. ↑ Stoeffel, Kat (January 7, 2015). "Notorious R.B.G. Gets Her Own Biography, From the People Who Made Her a Meme".
  12. ↑ "Notorious RBG - Irin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik - Hardcover". HarperCollins US. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
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