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Changing The First Lady's Mystique: Defining The First Lady's Legal Role And Upending Gender Norms, Ashlee A. Paxton-Turner
Changing The First Lady's Mystique: Defining The First Lady's Legal Role And Upending Gender Norms, Ashlee A. Paxton-Turner
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This Article explores the lack of formal guidelines governing the First Lady by first considering the history of the role and how the three branches of government have typically dealt with the role. Attention is also given to the possible intersection with the anti-nepotism statute when and if the First Lady acts as an advisor to the President. This Article then goes on to suggest that this lack of formality has allowed gender norms to govern the role. In an era where women’s rights have resurfaced as a central theme in political discourse, this Article concludes by suggesting some possible …