Susan Carpenter-McMillan
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Susan Carpenter-McMillan | |
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| Born | 1949 |
| Occupation(s) | Activist, writer and feminist |
Susan Carpenter-McMillan (born 1949) is an American activist and writer and a self-styled "conservative feminist" and advocate for survivors of sexual assault.
Early life
[edit]Carpenter-McMillan was born and raised in Glendale, California by her parents Charles and Emma McMillan. Her father Charles was a real estate developer. She attended the University of Southern California and was a drama student there but she later dropped out and married Bill McMillan. Carpenter-McMillan worked at her mother's baby goods store to put her husband through law school.[1]
Career
[edit]In the 1980s joined the antiabortion movement and was a representative for the Right to Life League of Southern California.[2] She drew media attention when she campaigned to force the Loma Linda University Medical Center to provide a heart to a dying newborn. Carpenter-McMillan left the movement in 1990 alleging that the movement was filled with misogynists.[3]
Carpenter-McMillan is an advocate of chemical castration and played a major role in the passage of the 1996 chemical castration law in California for multiple time sex offenders.[4][5][6]
She served as a senior advisor to Paula Jones in the 1990s during her lawsuit against President Bill Clinton.[7] She also served as her spokesperson and chaired Jones's legal fund. In 1997 Clinton was willing to settle the lawsuit that Jones brought against him for $700,000. Carpenter-McMillan advised Jones to reject Clinton's offer because the offer did not include an apology. Jones followed Carpenter-McMillan's advice, which contradicted the advice she received from her lawyers, Gilbert Davis and Joseph Cammarata. Jones eventually settled the case with Clinton for $850,000 and no apology.[8][9][10][11]
In 2000 Carpenter-McMillan was not successful when she ran for the California State Assembly against Carol Liu.[12][13][14]
Carpenter-McMillan was portrayed by Judith Light in Impeachment: American Crime Story.[15][16]
References
[edit]- ^ "An Anti-Abortion Activist Bares Her Troubling Secret -- 'I Am A Walking Example Of Pro-Choice,' She Says | The Seattle Times". archive.seattletimes.com. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ "CAUSE CELEBRE". Washingtonpost.
- ^ "MEET SUSAN CARPENTER MCMILLAN". LA Times. 2000-08-12. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ "Paula Jones' Spokeswoman Takes New Role". Los Angeles Times. May 1998. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ "New Pursuit For Jones Spokesman". www.cbsnews.com. May 1998. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ "Campaigning for Castration". SFGATE. 1998-05-04. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ "CASTING STONES". The New Yorker. 1997-10-27. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ "washingtonpost.com: IRS Audit of Paula Jones Is 'Harassment,' Adviser Says". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ "All You Need to Know About Susan Carpenter-McMillan From "Impeachment"". Newsweek. 2021-09-14. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ Plotz, David (1997-09-21). "Susan Carpenter-McMillan". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ "washingtonpost.com: Jones v. Clinton Special Report". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ "Biography of Susan Carpenter-McMillan". www.biographies.net. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ "Susan Carpenter-McMillan Ran For Office After The Clinton Scandal". Bustle. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ "Photo: Susan Carpenter McMillan -". UPI. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ Phang, Jennifer (2021-08-19). "'Impeachment: American Crime Story' Cast Vs. The Real People: See Side-By-Side Photos". Hollywood Life. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ "'Impeachment: American Crime Story' is a blast from the past. Here's a guide to the lesser-known names". NBC News. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 2022-09-29.