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Caroli, Betty Boyd
First Ladies
Oxford and New York Oxford University Press 1987 019505654X / 9780195056549 Trade Paperback Very Good
xxii, 398 pp., 36 pp. of plates, illus.; 23 cm. Tight, clean copy. Browning. "The term 'first lady' didn't make it into a dictionary until 1935. The earliest presidents' wives were called 'Presidentress' or 'Mrs. President,' or often were simply ignored. Dolley Madison was the first to bear the title (in a play long after her death). Jacqueline Kennedy forbade her staff to ever use the appelation, reportedly deeming the term more appropriate for a saddle horse. Today, for better or worse, the term and the institution of First Lady are integral--though still evolving--aspects of our political and cultural landscape, and this is the first full treatment of the subject. Covering all 37 women from Martha Washington to Nancy Reagan (counting is complicated by the fact that daughters, daughters-in-law, and sisters of presidents were sometimes pressed into service), the book shows how the role of First Lady was transformed from ceremonial backdrop at best to sustantive world figure. Along the way, the book intoroduces a remarkable cast of characters, many not at all what one would expect of a presidential help-mate. From Abigail Adams, whose 'remember the ladies' became a twentieth century feminist refrain, to Edith Wilson, who alone controlled access to the President when he had suffered a stroke; from Jane Pierce who used her health as an a excuse for doing very little to Pat Nixon who perfected what some have call 'the robot image,' the Presidents' wives have been a very diverse group with vastly differing attitudes toward their role. They ranged in age from early 20s the late 60s. Some were superbly educated for their time; others, poorly schooled. Some were courageous and adventuresome; a few were emotionally unstable. Some were ambitious; others despised the public arena. A suprising number were superior to their husbands socially and economically. Because of their position, they left remarkably complete records, and their stories offer us a window to view not only this particular sorority of women--holders of what sociologists now call 'derivative power'--but also American women in general. / Betty Boyd Caroli is Profesor of History at Kingsborough Community College of the City University of New York, and co-author of Today's Immigrants, Their Stories." - Publisher.
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Caroli, Betty Boyd
The Roosevelt Women
New York Basic Books; Perseus 1998 0465071333 / 9780465071333 First Edition, First Printing Hard Cover Fine Fine Collectible
xv, 511 pp., illus., biblio., index; 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated "First edition." Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "The Roosevelt name conjures up images of powerful Presidents and dashing men of high society. But few people know much about the extraordinary network of women that held the Roosevelt clan together through war, scandal, and disease. In The Roosevelt Women, Betty Boyd Caroli weaves together stories culled from a rich store of letters, memoirs, and interviews to chronicle nine extraordinary Roosevelt women across a century and a half of turbulent history. She examines the Roosevelt women as mothers, daughters, wives, and, beyond that, as world travelers, authors, campaigners, and socialites--in short, as themselves. She reveals how they demonstrated the energy and intellectual curiosity that defined their famous family, as well as the roles they played in the intrigues, scandals, and accomplishments that were hallmarks of the Roosevelt clan. From the much maligned Sara Delano (who sired Franklin and by turns terrified and supported Eleanor) to Theodore's irrepressible daughter, Alice ('I can either rule the country or control Alice,' Teddy once said) to the beloved Bamie, who was the only mother Alice ever knew, and the model of everything she never was in life, to the exceptionally beautiful but ultimately overwhelmed Mittie, Theodore's mother, The Roosevelt Women is an intricate portrait of bold and talented women, a grand tale of both unbearable tragedies and triumphant achievements. / Formerly a professor of women's history at City University of New York, Betty Boyd Caroli is the author of First Ladies, America's First Ladies and Inside the White House. She has appeared on national television and radio programs, including Today, PBS's Newshour, and CNN's Talk Back. Caroli lives in New York City." - Publisher.
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