Summary: The women who died trying to shield first-graders at Sandy Hook Elementary from a gunman’s bullets now share a place in American legend along with the first-responders of 9/11. The iconic images of women protecting children provide a reference point for our look at the steadily growing influence of women in not only the gun debate but a range of national and global issues beyond those that concerned the soccer moms. Midday’s American culture commentator Sheri Parks leads our discussion of women and politics, after Newtown and the 2012 election.
