A groundbreaking First Lady, Betty Ford is often remembered for her candor in addressing the controversial issues of her time. Elizabeth Anne “Betty” Bloomer was born in Chicago and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. After graduating from Central High School, she went on to study modern dance at Bennington School of the Dance. While a…
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A new biography about Betty Ford reveals how open the first lady was about family tragedy and her addictions
This woman would be regarded as a liability for today's Republican candidates Too bad the trail seems to have ended. My first reaction ...
Betty Ford, briefly America’s quirky First Lady and its perennial therapeutic icon, is dead, aged 93. When we say the name Betty Ford these days, it almost always refers to her eponymous cen…
Former first lady Betty Ford was an advocate for women's rights and an inspiration to people struggling with addiction. She died on Friday.
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My work as an historian, researcher and author of books on the American First Ladies and the political power and cultural influence they possess overlapped a timeline during which nine women who held that unofficial position were alive and helped me, either in writing, by telephone, or in formal and informal interviews. There were several
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Lisa McCubbin's sympathetic new biography 'Betty Ford' looks at the life of the first lady known for her candor and personal struggles.
Betty Ford's statements were considered controversial in 1976. Yet her opinions, according to contemporary Roper and Gallup polls, were shared by the great majority of American women.
My work as an historian, researcher and author of books on the American First Ladies and the political power and cultural influence they possess overlapped a timeline during which nine women who held that unofficial position were alive and helped me, either in writing, by telephone, or in formal and informal interviews. There were several
