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SUPPORT FOR THE "STRONG-WILLED YOUNG LADY." I just want to echo Garance's point about the coverage of HRC's tenure as Wal-Mart board member. I'd also add that, overall, I had a strong gut reaction to the article. Especially this comment:
Mr. Walton appeared relieved to have a woman on the board to deflect criticism, telling shareholders during the annual meeting in 1987 that the company had a "strong-willed young lady on the board now who has already told the board it should do more to ensure the advancement of women."She was a 39-year-old successful attorney who was described, patronizingly, as a "strong-willed young lady." Though I'm by no means a big Hillary Clinton backer, anecdotes like this make me really want to like her. I identify with her. And (as Garance has also pointed out), I'm guessing many other women in the all-important "single, under 35" bloc feel the same way. Whether that will translate to votes for Clinton, I'm not so sure. But it's noteworthy nonetheless.-- Ann Friedman
