'In history's memory, Wallis Simpson is seen as the temptress who lured a ruler from his throne,' Kate Williams writes for CNNOpinion. 'This age-old caricature of the 'femme fatale' isn't accurate — it's sexist.'
For many decades, Wallis Simpson has been seen as a temptress, the woman who pulled a king away from his duty and thrust his younger brother into a stressful role.
History has painted her as an interloper -- a royal consort version of the age-old caricature of the femme fatale. Lurid speculation has been made about the"tricks" she used to"get" the King, and all kinds of sexist slurs have been directed her way. But Wallis' story is complicated, and it's time we saw her differently.
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