Friday, July 17, 2009
Nancy Drew lives on
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It seems that the (perhaps foolish or trivializing) references to Nancy Drew during Sotomayor's confirmation hearings struck a chord with many of us. As I have mentioned before in this space, my own reading of the series was relegated to undercover work (literally) because my father viewed them as "trash," an appellation he later regretted and for which he apologized. And legions of women of many generations have read at least some of them, beginning with The Secret of the Old Clock and going on until interest or patience ran out. Today the NYT published the musings on the subject of various real women from Nancy Pelosi to Mary Jo White (article here). For me, they were an early and treasured part of decades cherishing story-telling that somehow seems just for me and that takes hold and does not let go.
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