As she told EW last winter, she wanted Faith Frank to be an original creation.
I had to make that world.
Richards, for her part, is no stranger to the complexities of being a trailblazing woman.
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There are aspects toPersuasionandTroublethat can feel eerily predictive of each other.
Maybe thats what we imagine it would be like to have a woman lead us, she muses.
When women got into positions of power, they calibrated and recalibrated tenderness and strength, modulating and correcting.
Power and love didnt often live side by side.
If one came in, the other might go.
Planned Parenthood and we might even fully fund womens health care.
Theres nothing we cant do, but theres a lot that theyre afraid to do.
So what is a reader supposed todowith these books?
Take Cecile Richards own advice and use it on those days when youjust cant.
Both of these books will remind you that a little optimism goes a long way.
