Barbara Walters: The Real Meaning Behind The Legacy She Left Behind For Women In The Workforce In The 20th Century – And What That Legacy Says To Working Mothers Of Children With Disabilities And Their Employers Now After Her Death
Barbara Walters was a bada$$ of a woman. She worked like hell, and she opened a lot of doors to women in the workforce. The result – a better work environment for women. But we still, even after she’s passed away, have such a long way to go. In her 1972 bestseller, How to Talk to Practically Anybody about Practically Anything, she wrote, ‘I devoured it from cover to cover, eager to learn the secrets of getting people to open up — especially if you’re “only a girl.”’ She began her career when it was tough to be a woman in the business of television news. She worked VERY hard to get to where she got. Walters paved the way for girls and women everywhere, especially mothers, in the 70’s. She had a vision; a vision. And it was all for her disabled sister, Jackie. Here, we cover exactly how she did it. Let’s discuss…
