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Sarah Trott

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Journalist, Blogger, Content Creator. Former TV reporter and anchor @KESQ Palm Springs.
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Melania: how the role of US first lady has changed over the years

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By Sarah Trott
| The African Mirror
THE first lady of the US, a title typically held by the wife of the president, has never been a fixed cultural figure. Instead, she has functioned as a screen onto which the nation projects its ideals, anxieties and evolving ideas about womanhood and power. With the release of Amazon’s new Melania documentary, which details Melania Trump in the 20 days before her husband’s second presidential inauguration in January 2025, that long tradition of reinterpretation is once again visible.
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Melania: how the role of US first lady has changed over the years

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By Sarah Trott, York St John
| Inkl
The first lady of the US, a title typically held by the wife of the president, has never been a fixed cultural figure. Instead, she has functioned as a screen on to which the nation projects its ideals, anxieties and evolving ideas about womanhood and power. With the release of Amazon’s new Melania documentary, which details Melania Trump in the 20 days before her husband’s second presidential inauguration in January 2025, that long tradition of reinterpretation is once again visible.
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Melania: how the role of US first lady has changed over the years

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By Sarah Trott, York St John
| Tolerance Canada
By Sarah Trott, Senior Lecturer in American Studies and History, York St John University The first lady of the US, a title typically held by the wife of the president, has never been a fixed cultural figure. Instead, she has functioned as a screen on to which the nation projects its ideals, anxieties and evolving ideas about womanhood and power. With the release of Amazon’s new Melania documentary, which details Melania Trump in the 20 days before… Read complete article © The Conversation -
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