Hill wants more women to run for office, and the book does a fair job of laying out some of the barriers and obligations, writes critic Annalisa Quinn. But these are nested in confused platitudes about female empowerment -- and little self-reflection.
I am leaving because of a misogynistic culture that gleefully consumed my naked pictures, capitalized on my sexuality and enabled my abusive ex to continue that abuse, this time with the entire country watching."
Hill's election to Congress in 2018 seemed like a sign of progress. She was young, female and openly bisexual. She had flipped a seat held by Republicans for decades. She was a part of a class of rising female stars that included Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Lauren Underwood.
Hill is right, of course. But her book, despite many references to"imperfections," also makes it clear she thinks her conduct was not especially serious. In a section explaining her decision to step down, she writes: Apart from an opaque reference in the acknowledgments, there is little consideration for the young staffer whose life was also upended by the leaked photos. As a 20-something woman famous only for an affair with her boss, she gets no book deal, no rehabilitation campaign, no profiles in newspapers."[A]ny transgression whatsoever" doesn't seem to cover that damage.
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