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The women of Rothschild : the untold story of the world's most famous dynasty / Natalie Livingstone.

Summary:
"From the East End of London to the eastern seaboard of the United States, from Spitalfields to Scottish castles, from Bletchley Park to Buchenwald, and from the Vatican to Palestine, Natalie Livingstone follows the extraordinary lives of the Rothschild women from the dawn of the nineteenth century to the early years of the twenty-first. As Jews in a Christian society and women in a deeply patriarchal family, they were outsiders. Excluded from the family bank, they forged their own distinct dynasty of daughters and nieces, mothers and aunts. They became influential hostesses and talented diplomats, choreographing electoral campaigns, advising prime ministers, advocating for social reform, and trading on the stock exchange. Misfits and conformists, conservatives and idealists, performers and introverts, they mixed with everyone from Queen Victoria to Chaim Weizmann, Rossini to Isaiah Berlin, and the Duke of Wellington to Alec Guinness, as well as with amphetamine dealers, suffragists, and avant-garde artists ... The Women of Rothschild gives voice to the complicated, privileged, and gifted women whose vision and tenacity shaped history."

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250280190
  • ISBN: 1250280192
  • Physical Description: viii, 461 pages : illustrations (some color), genealogical table ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First U.S. edition.
  • Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2022.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Originally published in Great Britain by John Murray (Publishers), an Hachette UK company"--Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-437) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Part I. Gutle, Hannah, Henriette -- Part II. Charlotte, Hannah Mayer, Louisa -- Part III. Constance, Emma, Hannah, Blanche -- Part IV. Rózsika, Dolly, Miriam, Nica, Rosie.
Subject: Rothschild family.
Jewish women > Great Britain > Biography.
Jewish families > Great Britain > Biography.
Women > Great Britain > Biography.
Great Britain > Biography.
Genre: Biographies.

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  • 2 current holds with 17 total copies.
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Albright Memorial Library 920 LIVINGS (Text) 50686016241486 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Albright Memorial Library 920 LIVINGS (Text) 50686016242948 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Emmaus Public Library 920 LIVI (Text) 36446002081514 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Indian Valley Public Library 920.72 Livingstone History (Text) 39427103707840 Nonfiction Room: Adult Nonfiction Available -
Martin Library Adults 332.1 LIV Life Times (Text) 33454005911623 2nd Floor Available -
Mason-Dixon Public Library Adults 920.7 LIV Nonfiction (Text) 34262000786034 Main Room Available -
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Parkland Community Library B9 LIV (Text) 34422007202787 Adult Biography Available -
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