the Great White Hope in pink sneakers.
a divorced teenage mother living in a trailer who earned her way to Harvard and political achievement.
She lived only a few months in the family mobile home while separated from her husband before moving into an apartment with her daughter.
a divorced teenage mother living in a trailer who earned her way to Harvard and political achievement.
A single mother working two jobs, she met Jeff Davis, a lawyer 13 years older than her, married him and had a second daughter. He paid for her last two years at Texas Christian University and her time at Harvard Law School, and kept their two daughters while she was in Boston. When they divorced in 2005, he was granted parental custody, and the girls stayed with him. Wendy Davis was directed to pay child support.
who earned her way to Harvard and political achievement.
her second husband paid her way through her last two years of college and all of Harvard Law School, he raised their two daughters for whom she didn’t even fight for custody. She left her husband the day after he made her last student loan payment:
who earned her way to Harvard and political achievement.
When she was accepted to Harvard Law School, Jeff Davis cashed in his 401(k) account and eventually took out a loan to pay for her final year there…. Over time, the Davises’ marriage was strained. In November 2003, Wendy Davis moved out.
who earned her way to Harvard and political achievement.
Jeff Davis said that was right around the time the final payment on their Harvard Law School loan was due. “It was ironic,” he said. “I made the last payment, and it was the next day she left.”
who earned her way to Harvard and political achievement.
“With the help of academic scholarships and student loans, Wendy not only became the first person in her family to earn a bachelor’s degree but graduated first in her class and was accepted to Harvard Law School,” her website says.
who earned her way to ( through ? ) Harvard and political achievement.
they don’t care any more than they cared about Bill Clinton abusing his power over a young female intern to elicit sexual favors.
who earned her way to Harvard and political achievement.
Here’s how one of her supporters describes her:
A former colleague and political supporter who worked closely with Davis when she was on the council said the body’s work was very time-consuming.
who earned her way to Harvard and political achievement.
“Wendy is tremendously ambitious,” he said, speaking only on condition of anonymity in order to give what he called an honest assessment. “She’s not going to let family or raising children or anything else get in her way.”
who earned her way to Harvard and political achievement.
: In his initial divorce filing, Jeff Davis said the marriage had failed, citing adultery on her part and conflicts that the couple could not overcome.
who earned her way to Harvard and political achievement.
I suppose it IS work and justifies what some men refer to as sanctioned prostitution