She could possess used her visibility to promote tolerance – and the feminism that gave her a say. Instead she pushed the war on drugs and an exclusive version of marriageThe idea of Nancy Reagan-as-feminist is a complicated one.The former first lady,who died over the weekend at 94, has been heralded by many who served in her husband’s administration as one of his most trusted political advisers and the general keeper-of-the-peace in the White House. She was a stalwart supporter of the Girl Scouts and the mother of the Just Say No anti-drug campaign, and a message that bolstered the war on drugs – one of the primary causes of our current incarceration epidemic.
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Source: theguardian.com