Elizabeth Wilton
Appearances
This American Life
668: The Long Fuse
And then it was all over the front pages of the newspaper, but always written in terms of What this meant for the chances of Mrs. Kenny or whatever other woman was, you know, that the coverage was centered on, every loss or tragedy or triumph was always put in terms of their chances in the race.
This American Life
668: The Long Fuse
You know, not in terms of what kind of a system do we have where someone's baby can die of rat bites in the first place.
This American Life
668: The Long Fuse
You sort of wonder, was she basically abused? Was she taken advantage of? Because if you think about also the kind of power dynamic that Miller set up between men and women, and at that time, like, if your partner or if your husband or your lover thought that if he got you pregnant over and over that you might win millions of dollars... And she was a very young woman.
This American Life
668: The Long Fuse
I mean, I think it doesn't take a lot for someone to put together with this young woman and so many babies and with this huge prize.