In Which The Mayoress Agrees With a Republican

Letter to the editor concerning the review of 9 to 5: The Musical:

Mr. Healy writes that the character of Violet “emerged during the Reagan era as a symbol for women seeking equal treatment in the marketplace.” The character of Violet was created in December 1980, when the film of “9 to 5” was released, a month before Reagan took office... The implication that Violet became a symbol in opposition to the “Reagan era” is an example of the use of cultural narrative in the service of rather small-minded political partisanship.

You go, Mark Richard of Columbus, Ohio!