Below are important quotations and links to images I hope to show during the presentation. An improved title for this presentation is the following:
The Ethos of Motherhood: Amy Coney Barrett and Kamal Harris’s Double Standards
Roland Barthes’s “Novels and Children”
- Elle Magazine Covers 1953-1954
- “…women will not be taken from them for all that, they will remain no less available for motherhood by nature” (p. 51).
- “write, if you want to…but don’t forget…to produce children, for that is your destiny” (p. 52).
Nancy Pelosi, first Madame Speaker of the House
Take a look at these images of Nancy Pelosi and the fact that she had been surrounded by children when she took over the position of Speaker of the house (1/4/2007):
- Gavel Raised High (New York Times)
- Pelosi Takes Oath (Insider.com)
- On House floor with grandchildren (Chronicle)
Amy Coney Barrett’s Nomination Hearings
- Barrett’s Family
- Louisiana Republican Sen. Kennedy’s question:
“It’s a sincere question. I’m genuinely curious. Who does laundry in your house?” - Tennessee Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn, obviously ignoring the misogynistic values Barrett holds said
“You’d think my colleagues would jump at the opportunity to support a successful female legal superstar…who is a working mom.”
Vice Presidential Debate–Kamala Harris
- Then-Senator Kamala Harris and then-VP Mike Pence
- Linguist Deborah Tannen: “[then Senator Harris’s] challenge throughout the whole debate was to avoid coming across as aggressive.” The subtle difference in Harris saying “Mr. Vice President…I’m speaking”
- Mike Pence, 2nd biggest misogynist in Washington, comments:
“President Trump and I could not be more enthusiastic about the opportunity to see Amy Coney Barrett become Justice Amy Coney Barrett. She’s a brilliant woman, and she will bring a lifetime of experience and a sizable American family, to the Supreme Court of the United States.”
Questions Regarding Vice President Harris’s Children
- Immediately after the election, Google analytics reported that the search for “Does Kamala Harris have children” increased 800%.
- Essay in Honor of Mother’s Day 2019, preparation for entering the Presidential Race
- Editor’s introduction to Harris’s essay:
“But aside from being a United States Senator and a 2020 presidential candidate, she’s also a stepmom to her husband Doug’s children, Cole and Ella. In honor of Mother’s Day, Sen. Harris writes about what it’s like to be a stepmom—or, as her kids call her “Momala.”
