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    hello.kitty: F*ck, I would be a raging alcoholic if I weren't allergic to alcohol.Thank goodness for my lady doctors and meds. more »
    Mkp-hearts-NYC: I'm going to go out on a limb and say that Depression Shaming and Addiction/Alcoholism Shaming should go in the same Do Not Mess category as slut sham... more »
    lindsaylouhan: I am a Feminine Mystique evangelist. Every time feminism comes up, I ask whether my conversation partner(s) has read it. It changed the way I think - ... more »
    Schm: "...argues that women are victims of a social structure that dictated that the importance and meaning of their lives be identified through their husba... more »
    Horsford: Betty was a raging drunk while she was first lady, which doesn't jive with the explanation that her addiction partly sprang from her no longer having ... more »
    Wit is periodically disensouled: When I was unemployed for a while I fell into a terrible depression. Ugh. It suggests that I would be an awful housewife. I could maybe do part-time... more »
    Mkp-hearts-NYC: How did I not know Betty Ford was married to Gerald Ford?! I always thought of her as an independent entity! more »
    megiekay: What else is she suppose to do? She's a WASPY broad with a powerful husband. Of course she would turn to pills and booze. That's par for the course. I... more »
    ShanaElmsford: Jezebels living in the NY area, it's airing again on WNET - Channel 13 at Wednesday, March 18 - 03:30am. Set those DVRs! more »
    Mary McCarthyite: I met Betty and Gerald Ford during a work-related trip to their home in 2006. I confess I knew little about either of them beforehand, but I respect t... more »
    JennyJazz: Plus, she rocks for the mere fact that she spoke up about her breast cancer when it was still something not spoken of in "polite conversation." more »
    CissyPants: What she describes is what terrifies me about getting married. I feel that I would "lose myself". Not everyone is cut out for that life. more »
    picardia: I'm a fairly liberal Democrat, and I have to say, I truly love both Betty and Gerald Ford. When you look at the sheer level of crap history threw thei... more »
    Majrhoulihan: I have to say, I always pretty much assumed that if I stopped working, I'd drink...a lot. I'm not saying I'd be an alcoholic. I don't think I have a b... more »
    Grim Reaper of the Forest: Funny, right now my anxiety and depression are in a pretty bad state, and I wish I could disappear into housewifery and raising kids, instead of havin... more »
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    Did Betty Ford's Feminist Frustration Contribute To Her Alcoholism?

    PBS aired the documentary Betty Ford: The Real Deal last night. The first lady — who, in 1973 publicly identified as a feminist — said she turned to booze when losing her identity in housewifery caused depression. More »
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