by Michele Genthon | Oct 28, 2015 | FIRST WOMEN, Politics and Government
I thought I had written enough about First Women in the White House, at least for now, but former President Bill Clinton led me to an addendum. Recently, he said, “There has been a lot of talk about breaking the glass ceiling. . . I want to break a ceiling. I am...
by Michele Genthon | Oct 21, 2015 | FIRST WOMEN, Politics and Government
Hillary Clinton was the first First Lady ever elected to national office (Senator from New York) and the First Woman to win a presidential primary, in New Hampshire in 2008. She was not the first First Lady to be influential; Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of Franklin D....
by Michele Genthon | Oct 17, 2015 | FIRST WOMEN, Politics and Government
When researching Hillary Clinton’s biography, I noted that she had graduated from a woman’s college. Clinton graduated from Wellesley, as did the First Woman Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright. Nancy Pelosi, the First Woman Speaker of the House of Representatives,...
by Michele Genthon | Oct 13, 2015 | FIRST WOMEN, Politics and Government
As Hillary Clinton still maintains her status as frontrunner for the Democratic nomination and Carly Fiorna gains momentum for the Republican nomination, the possibility of having a First Woman president improves. It is exhilarating to imagine that two women might vie...
by Michele Genthon | Sep 29, 2015 | MUSINGS, Reading
I am indulging in Jill Lepore’s Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin a second time. As is the case with many beautifully written books, there are different things that grab my attention on this reading, little details I missed before. One tale of...
