I have to tell you, my seven-year-old granddaughter said to my daughter, her mother, 'So what's the big deal about Grandma Maddy having been Secretary of State? Only girls are Secretaries of State.' Most of her lifetime, it's true. But at the time it really was a big deal.
“I think it's very rare that you see girl friendships on television. It's always cattiness and all that drama.”
“All men will commence in their present rank and promotion will be open to all men alike, without any distinctions or qualifications, political or otherwise.”