— but not Gloria Steinem. By late 1978, a year had passed since Houston and feminists were increasingly frustrated with Carter’s alleged inaction on their agenda., a target of social conservatives , resigned from her job as an advisor on women’s issues in August 1978.
Rose Byrne as Gloria Steinem, left, Andrea Navedo as Carmen Delgado Votaw, Elizabeth Banks as Jill Ruckelshaus, Margo Martindale as Bella Abzug, Melissa Joyner as Audrey Rowe Colom in the “Reagan” episode of “Mrs. America.” CR: Sabrina Lantos/FXThe meeting was followed by a conciliatory press conference in the Rose Garden, where Abzug made nice for the cameras. Afterward, White House Chief of Staff Hamilton Jordan tapped her on the shoulder and asked her to meet in private.
In a turn of events that will sound extremely familiar, the firing sparked discussion in the media about “expectations of women in politics,” Spruill writes in “Divided We Stand.” “Some said Abzug’s fall from political grace was a warning about what happens when a woman is seen as overly ambitious, aggressive, or outspoken.”
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