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Memoir by Haben Girma

Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law is a memoir by Haben Girma, disability rights advocate and first deafblind graduate of Harvard Law School.^[2][3]

Synopsis

Haben covers the time from Girma's childhood in Oakland, California, to her early professional life as a disability rights lawyer.

Her deafblindness is progressive and so she had some sight and hearing as a child.

She attended mainstream public schools and camps for blind youth, spending summers with her mother's family in Eritrea. She had to deal with a lack of understanding from her teachers.

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Her parents were worried about her ability to take care of herself while on a school trip to Mali and later when attending Lewis & Clark College far from home.

She struggled in finding employment during and after her time in college, and hoped that a law degree would help.

At Harvard Law School, she need