Let's Talk about Why They Stay with Anne Michaud

Welcome to this week’s episode of the StephUp Podcast! Thank you for your support and for coming back each week to listen. This episode features special guest, Anne Michaud. Anne is veteran political journalist and author. She published "American Czarina" and her new updated edition of "Why They Stay" this year.  Anne has focused on social activism for women, political psychology, women's rights, and dysfunctional political marriages. Anne tells Steph how her original book came to be and why the questions from people about Melania and Donald Trump prompted her to write a 2nd edition.

In her book, Anne explains the symbolic White Queen (Elizabeth Woodville) and why she gives each of the eight political wives in the book different white queen points.

Steph and Anne discuss that they both have an appreciation for Eleanor Roosevelt and Jackie Kennedy and Anne also has an appreciation for the stories about the Spitzers.

Patriarchy is a theme throughout this book and Steph asks Anne about this. There is a comment in her book that really stands out:

"As they stand on the podium with the cheating husband, modern White Queens receive a good deal of public scorn, even though it was the husband who strayed outside of marriage and is more deserving of condemnation."

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