Betty Ford

Woman-the-Barricades: We Need a Reinvigorated Women's Movement

Peter D. Rosenstein | Posted 05.02.2012

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One must legitimately ask where this assault on women will stop. What will conservative Republicans think they can get away with next if there isn't an uprising saying, "We will not accept this attack on women!"

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Famous Faces

Posted 11.21.2011

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I've been lucky enough to work with some of the most talented people in the world! I hope you enjoy this slideshow I'm sharing with you, filled with f...

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Betty Ford Will Dedicates $500,000 To Namesake Rehab

AP | Posted 10.11.2011

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LOS ANGELES -- Betty Ford Center managers learned this week that the former first lady's final wishes call for the rehab center that bears her name to...

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Reproductive Rights and Health: Time for New Commitment

Steve Heilig | Posted 09.21.2011

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In California, reproductive choice has long been considered relatively safe, due in no small part to our elected leadership -- many of whom happen to be women. Is that coincidence? I doubt it.

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Assault And Battery Charge For Lindsay?

TMZ | Posted 09.20.2011

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Lindsay Lohan dished out 8 to 10 seconds of pain when she attacked a Betty Ford employee last year ... so says the alleged victim who's filing a lawsu...

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Both Sides Now: Conservatives Play Defense on Debt Ceiling and Murdoch

HuffPost Radio | Posted 07.18.2011

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Mary Matalin and Ron Reagan debate whether Obama is winning on the debt ceiling and how Murdoch is going from powerhouse to pariah. Then violent videos, very violent terrorists and Betty Ford.

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Thank You and Godspeed, Betty Ford

Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker | Posted 09.14.2011

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When I founded the Susan G. Komen Foundation (now Susan G. Komen for the Cure), one of the first people I reached out to was Mrs. Ford.

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A Mental Health Revolutionary?

John Sharp, M.D. | Posted 09.13.2011

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Betty Ford addressed problems in a forthright manner. She lived through breast cancer, pain, drug abuse and alcoholism -- all in the public eye, modeling a way for countless others to confront overwhelming, life threatening problems in their own lives.

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Addicted Artists We've Lost: A Tribute To Betty Ford

Posted 09.11.2011

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With Betty Ford's death last week, the world at large lost a great humanitarian. But the art world, in particular, lost a benefactor in the former Fir...

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Remembering Betty Ford

Palm Desert, CA Patch | Posted 09.11.2011

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At the heart of a memorial service honoring former first lady Betty Ford sits a vibrant Palm Desert church, where past presidents and first ladies wil...

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Betty Ford Honored At Memorial Service

AP | JEFF WILSON and JOHN ROGERS | Posted 09.11.2011

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PALM DESERT, Calif. — First ladies, past and present, and others who called the White House home remembered Betty Ford on Tuesday, not just for ...

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Farewell, Betty Ford, and the Era of Republican Feminism

Jennifer Armstrong | Posted 09.11.2011

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One can't imagine even a Republican First Lady -- much less a female candidate -- so refreshingly individualistic as Betty Ford today.

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Bold Betty: Recounting The Former First Lady's Lasting Impact

Posted 09.10.2011

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Betty Ford will be remembered for the waves she created and the change she enacted as a pioneer in women's rights and health care. The former Repub...

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Why Betty Ford (and the Real Michelle Obama) Could Never Be First Lady Today

Keli Goff | Posted 09.11.2011

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Despite how much America has evolved on a variety of fronts, our country still remains reluctant to elect an imperfect First Lady. Any time a woman has deviated at all from the traditional First Lady prototype she has faced public backlash.

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5 Risks First Lady Betty Ford Took For Women

TresSugar | Posted 09.10.2011

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Former First Lady Betty Ford died last weekend at the age of 93. Betty wasn't afraid to share her liberal or moderate positions on social issues, and ...

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Westboro Baptist Church To Picket Betty Ford's Funeral

Posted 09.10.2011

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By Garret Ellison Religion News Service GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (RNS) The anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church has announced plans to picket this week's f...

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For Her Own Funeral, Betty Ford Requested Political Eulogy

AP | LINDA DEUTSCH | Posted 09.10.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Former first lady Betty Ford, always known for her take charge attitude, chose the people who will eulogize her and the subjects t...

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Betty Ford's Death: A Renewed Call for an ERA

Christine Bronstein | Posted 09.10.2011

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With the recent death of Betty Ford, who was a constant proponent of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), I am reminded that women have come so far since...

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Michelle Obama Set To Attend Betty Ford Funeral

AP | Posted 09.10.2011

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PALM DESERT, Calif. -- The White House says first lady Michelle Obama will travel to California for the funeral of former first lady Betty Ford. Ford...

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The Revolutionary Moment of First Lady Betty Ford: Her October 1975 Speech Still Makes History

Carl Sferrazza Anthony | Posted 09.10.2011

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With news of former First Lady Betty Ford's death at age 93, it is easy to simply recall her as the leader of the national movement for substance abus...

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Betty Ford Inspires Resilient Leadership

Jane Shure | Posted 09.10.2011

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Ford took risks not commonly taken before her time. When diagnosed with breast cancer, she saw her condition as an opportunity. When confronted by her family about misuse of prescriptive drugs and alcohol, she took action.

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How Betty Ford Invented the Age of Celebrity

Landon Jones | Posted 09.09.2011

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In one sense the former First Lady was also the First Modern Celebrity -- the one person who more than anyone else brought the private lives of the rich and famous into the public sphere.

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WATCH: Breast Cancer And Alcoholism Didn't Stop Betty -- Or Her Marriage

The Huffington Post | Margaret Wheeler Johnson | Posted 09.09.2011

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In some ways, Betty Ford (1918-2011) seemed before her time. She revealed more of her personal life -- including her battles with breast cancer and al...

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PHOTOS: A Look Back At Betty Ford

The Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 09.07.2011

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Former First Lady Betty Ford passed away at age 93 on Friday. President Barack Obama released the following statement on behalf of himself and Michell...

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Former First Lady Betty Ford Dies At 93

AP | CONNIE CASS and LINDA DEUTSCH | Posted 09.07.2011

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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Betty Ford said things that first ladies just don't say, even today. And 1970s America loved her for it. According to Mrs. Ford...

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