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Why did Betty Ford have to throw that football?
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Why did Betty Ford have to throw that football?

Princess Kate, Betty Ford, and the way prominent women talk about cancer

Betty Ford may be my fave first lady. In part, I respect how open she was about her support for the ERA, for queer people, and about her desire to share a bedroom with Gerry after moving into the White House. In this podcast ep, I tell the story of Betty Ford’s cancer diagnosis just weeks after her husband assumed the presidency. The conversation about …

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