First Lady But Second Fiddle” or the rise and rejection of the political couple in the White House
1933-Today
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6187725 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pierre-Marie Loizeau (Le Mans Université, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2015-03-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of American Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1991-9336 • E-ISSN: 1991-9336 |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/ejas.10525 |
| OpenAlex | W1965182621 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The First Lady has emerged as an institution of great influence. Whether out in the open like Hillary Clinton or behind the scenes like Nancy Reagan, most First Ladies have served as their husbands’ most trusted and closest political allies. Thus the modern era has seen the advent of the presidential couple, as symbolically epitomized in the 1990s' neologism “Billary.” It seems, however, that the American public is not ready to accept power-sharing in the White House and that the First Lady, visible and influential though she might be, should not play the role of a co-president. A number of feminists simply propose to “abolish” her
Institution · Neologism · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Presidential campaign · Presidential system · Sociology · White (mutation · Gender Politics and Representation · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Political and Economic history of UK and US
| Citations per year | 0.22 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2021 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |