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Elect Sister Frigidaire

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Roiphe, K. (2012). Elect Sister Frigidaire. In Roiphe, K. In Praise of Messy Lives: Essays. The Dial Press, pp. 178-185

a domineering, violent, or bad-tempered woman

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the image of her as cold, inhuman, a virago, a phony

on Hillary Clinton

—p.181 by Katie Roiphe
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6 years, 7 months ago

the image of her as cold, inhuman, a virago, a phony

on Hillary Clinton

—p.181 by Katie Roiphe
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6 years, 7 months ago
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[...] Hillary has a much more comfortable relation to younger, blue-collar women [...] the women most like her, the demographic most similar in their education and achievements, that have the most difficulty with her. This is curious. It makes one wonder whether there is an element of competitiveness to the dislike, a question beneath the surface: why her and not me? [...]

on HRC

—p.183 by Katie Roiphe 6 years, 7 months ago

[...] Hillary has a much more comfortable relation to younger, blue-collar women [...] the women most like her, the demographic most similar in their education and achievements, that have the most difficulty with her. This is curious. It makes one wonder whether there is an element of competitiveness to the dislike, a question beneath the surface: why her and not me? [...]

on HRC

—p.183 by Katie Roiphe 6 years, 7 months ago