Amy Coney Barrett vs. Left-Wing Feminists

Amy Coney Barrett, a judge on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, has accepted Donald Trump’s nomination to the Supreme Court. If confirmed, this highly accomplished jurist, professor, and former clerk to Justice Antonin Scalia will be the only mother on the Court and the first mother of school-aged children to serve as a Supreme Court justice.

Barrett is an exemplar of authentic feminism. She has managed, by all accounts, to be a loving wife and mother while also putting her immense talents to good use in the legal profession, reaching the pinnacle of her career before the age of 50. But Barrett’s nomination has been met only with vitriol by the same left-wing feminists who claim to value women’s empowerment, and it’s worth understanding why.

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Alexandra DeSanctis

Alexandra DeSanctis is a contributing writer at National Review.

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Amy Coney Barrett, a judge on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, has accepted Donald Trump’s nomination to the Supreme Court. If confirmed, this highly accomplished jurist, professor, and former clerk to Justice Antonin Scalia will be the only mother on the Court and the first mother of school-aged children to serve as a Supreme Court justice.

Barrett is an exemplar of authentic feminism. She has managed, by all accounts, to be a loving wife and mother while also putting her immense talents to good use in the legal profession, reaching the pinnacle of her career before the age of 50. But Barrett’s nomination has been met only with vitriol by the same left-wing feminists who claim to value women’s empowerment, and it’s worth understanding why.