Do the Truly Great Ever Raise Kids?

[Anonymous]

I see Albright has a few books. Which would you recommend?

[Anonymous]

Why do the "truly great" have to be famous to count as great?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Both Diana Gabaldon (bestselling writer of Outlander series) and Elizabeth Kostova (fastest selling bestselling writer of The Historian) held jobs and were primary caregivers for their children while they were writing their first books. Not sure their "iconic" but they certainly are successful and were active in the quotidian aspects of childrearing.

J. K. Rowling of Harry Potter fame too- and she was a single mom when she wrote the first book. Again, maybe not what the OP had in mind as "great" but certainly financially successful and will be remembered for centuries to come.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do the "truly great" have to be famous to count as great?

Because it's tough to discuss someone we all don't know?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not on the supreme court: (Talking about the female justices here, not the male ones.)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/23/magazine/23FOB-wwln-t.html

Not exactly. Of the whopping four women to make the cut, two of them had a total of five children.

[Anonymous]

J.K. Rowling certainly counts as great in my book. She broke records and really made a mark in the cultural landscape. And I am not a Harry Potter fan.

[Anonymous]

Sandra Day O'Conner and Ruth Bader Ginsberg did.

[Anonymous]

Oh, and Nancy Pelosi!! She raised 5 kids. I know she's a polarizing figure to some, but I'm a fan.

[Anonymous]

Nancy WHO? what the fuck......

[Anonymous]

But all of the ladies mentioned passed off at least some of the drudgery onto others if their child rearing was contemporary with their professional efforts. With most, I expect they ducked as much as could be outsourced.

J.K. Rowling, however, may have had a time turner.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh, and Nancy Pelosi!! She raised 5 kids. I know she's a polarizing figure to some, but I'm a fan.

Yes, and wasn't she a SAHM (albeit with lots of volunteering) until her children were mostly grown?

To the previous "fuck" poster: She may not be someone you agree with or even admire, but she is the first woman Speaker of the House of Representatives, an historic achievement.

[Anonymous]

also the first person to ram legislation through, telling us that we needed to pass healthcare legislation before we were allowed to see what was actually in the legislation.

she is out next month, so I am not worried about it.
throw water on that witch!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I see Albright has a few books. Which would you recommend?

I posted about her/her book earlier. I've only read Madame Secretary, and it was great. I'd forgotten she'd written the others, so thanks! I'm going to put them on my own list.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:also the first person to ram legislation through, telling us that we needed to pass healthcare legislation before we were allowed to see what was actually in the legislation.

she is out next month, so I am not worried about it.
throw water on that witch!

I would not start flinging buckets of water. You might hit your darling in Delaware. When people see her on halloween and say "where did you get that awesome costume?", she says, "What? This old thing? I just threw on the first thing I saw in my closet." Anyway, if by some miracle she gets elected, tell her that when voting she needs to vote Yea, Nay, or Present. Putting a hex on the bill does not count.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:also the first person to ram legislation through, telling us that we needed to pass healthcare legislation before we were allowed to see what was actually in the legislation.

she is out next month, so I am not worried about it.
throw water on that witch!

Obviously, you are no student of congressional history.