Victoria Woodhull wore “dainty high-heeled boots,” observed the New York Times in an 1872 editorial on the Equal Rights Party candidate for president. In that editorial, titled “A Lamp Without Oil,” the Times had this to say about the successful stockbroker and women’s rights activist: Mrs. Victoria C. Woodhull has been married rather more extensively than most American matrons, and… return to article
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Reader Comments (2)Page 1 of 1 pagesI want to “talk” about how I was such a Hillary Clinton fan until I saw two acts that caused me to turn away. First, the crying scene where she said that she was just so emotional because she cares so much about the country. I saw no men cry in their telling about their qualifications. I was disgusted that she would cry to show she was overwhelmed about anything. Other women leaders that were mentioned in the article weren’t depicted as ones who showed their ability to lead their countries by crying.
The second act that turnd me away from Hillary Clinton was the interview with Katey Couric in which she is asked what is the worst advice she was ever given. She seemed unprepared for such a question, and she immediately talked about her hair style. I was waiting to hear about advice in a political event, as was told by her competitors.
I also thought it unfair that Bill Clinton got coverage as he campaigned for his wife when other candidates’ spouses did not. Why didn’t we see Michelle Obama on he news each time we saw Bill Clinton? The other candidates were seen as strong enough to be the focus. Hillary was using her husband as a crutch. I think he actually hurt her more than helped her. But the point is that the extra coverage for the previous president showed media bias for the woman who couldn’t stand on her own.
Posted by Larraine on Feb 27, 2008 at 11:38 AM Your study and your analysis are greatly appreciated and needed. But full disclosure is also important. Such as in the case of the example from Robin Givhan, whose cleavage comments I at first thought had been included in a news story about Hillary Clinton. Why did you not explain that Robin Givhan is a fashion journalist for The Washington Post and has commented on the apparel of many powerful people in politics, including the parka that Dick Cheney wore to an anniversary ceremony for the liberation of Auschwitz that she found screamingly inappropriate? Somehow attention to appearance in a fashion report is less offensive than in a news story or editorial.
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