People tweeted that she was just doing it for attention. And to that we say, “awesome!” Of course, it was not just a publicity stunt (she needed to feed her baby!), but it was a great way to show that breastfeeding and pumping milk is natural and it doesn’t hold a woman back from doing her job.

Women were inspired to see another woman in a high-powered position use her position to help promote the normalization of the act. Boobs were made for feeding babies, after all!

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Charles Allen, a fellow councilmember told the Washington Post, “Council member Nadeau has business to do. She can run a hearing and if she needs to pump, she can do it.” (Allen is also committed to family rights, and co-introduced a bill this year that supported paid family leave.)