Posted on Mar 12, 2023
Biography of first lady Edith Wilson examines the complexities of women and power
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."All along, she promoted her husband's legacy, while obscuring her role as a kind of acting president.
"She was this independent, brainy, interested and interesting person," says Roberts, yet she "masked it in this hyper feminine, 'I'm just standing by my man' stuff because she thought maybe that that was the only way people would excuse what she did."
She tended to her reputation by minimizing herself, Robert says, which was "so uniquely female."...
..."All along, she promoted her husband's legacy, while obscuring her role as a kind of acting president.
"She was this independent, brainy, interested and interesting person," says Roberts, yet she "masked it in this hyper feminine, 'I'm just standing by my man' stuff because she thought maybe that that was the only way people would excuse what she did."
She tended to her reputation by minimizing herself, Robert says, which was "so uniquely female."...
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