by Rebecca Sive, The Sive Group, Inc./www.rebeccasive.com

July 12, 2011 - 11:48 am

I am very grateful for Michelle Obama and Betty Ford, two American girls whose heartland families instilled such high ambitions in their daughters. But it sure would be wonderful if Michelle Obama, First Lady, were able to be like Betty Ford, First Lady, in leading courageously on women’s rights.

by Carole Joffe, University of California

July 10, 2011 - 6:47 am

Betty Ford’s tenure as First Lady was the last time in American politics someone in that role could inspire bi-partisan admiration—even while expressing her own political views. Her passing reminds us of what has been lost in our political culture.