Liz Smith is encouraging us to think of Marilyn Monroe as a feminist icon instead of tragic victim. Liz. Kind of a stretch, but I love Marilyn and I want to believe this spin on her life. Don’t ask me why I was reading Parade magazine (because I was at the dentists office, where else do they have Parade?). The Marilyn you don’t know via Parade and kooky Liz Smith.