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A compelling read — the extraordinary life story of Fay Stender, whom I vividly recall as a brilliant, charismatic woman lawyer at the forefront of radical politics in the Seventies. Once again, Lise Pearlman has done a masterful job capturing this tumultuous and instructive time.

— BARRY SCHECK CO-DIRECTOR OF THE INNOCENCE PROJECT

Diligently researched and carefully written … Pearlman’s biography accords Fay the recognition she deserves as a seminal criminal defense lawyer at a pivotal moment in the history of the California prison system.

— JONAH RASKIN “WARRIORS NOT VICTIMS: GEORGE JACKSON AND FAY STENDER,” COUNTERPUNCH, MAY 16, 2018

Moving, well written, at times almost poetic, Lise Pearlman’s new, often thrilling book tells the story of Fay Stender, a revolutionary pioneering woman lawyer dedicated to fighting to achieve justice for some of America’s most notorious prisoners. Fay was my friend from the time of our college days through the years she rose to international acclaim and notoriety until her untimely death stemming from the gun of a man who had tried to murder her. Lise’s book grippingly sheds light on this remarkable woman’s courageous life and the turbulent time in which she made a significant impact on the arc of justice.

— ROBERT RICHTER AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER

Lise Pearlman’s book generates great emotional traction recounting the heroic, tragic life and death of one of America’s most zealous, brilliant lawyers. It is written with clarity and precision and is a necessary remembrance of an amazing woman.

— PENNY COOPER MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE BAR TRIAL LAWYER HALL OF FAME

Call Me Phaedra makes two major contributions to American studies. It documents the life and times of a remarkable activist woman lawyer in the men’s world of the mid-20th century; Stender was a committed lawyer, exhausting and inspiring to work with. It also chronicles the experience of a strong circle of Progressives emerging from the ‘Red Scare’ in that Cold War era who struggled to make society more just at a time when bucking conformity was not the norm.

— PETER FRANCK FORMER PARTNER OF STENDER AND 2017 SAN FRANCISCO LAWYERS GUILD “CHAMPION OF JUSTICE”