| Description |
1 online resource (222 pages) |
| Contents |
The Hudson River Valley -- New York City and the new woman -- The decision to build the cottage -- The family vacation -- The love nest -- The way they lived -- Val-Kill as refuge -- A gift for friendship -- It's up to the women -- Val-Kill industries -- The Todhunter school -- The white house -- Arthurdale -- Change comes to Val-Kill -- Drifting apart and a tragic talk -- An exchange of letters -- Missing evidence -- After the storm |
| Summary |
This title examines the most formative period in Eleanor Roosevelt's life, from 1922 to 1936, when she cultivated an intimate friendship with Marion Dickerman and Nancy Cook, who helped her build a cottage on the Val-Kill Creek in Hyde Park on the Roosevelt family land. Wilson takes care to show all the nuances and complexities of the women's relationship, which blended the political with the personal |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962.
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Dickerman, Marion, 1890-1983.
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Cook, Nancy, 1884-1962.
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| SUBJECT |
Cook, Nancy, 1884-1962
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Dickerman, Marion, 1890-1983
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Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962
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Cook, Nancy, 1884-1962 fast |
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Dickerman, Marion, 1890-1983 fast |
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Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 fast |
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Female friendship -- New York (State) -- Hyde Park (Dutchess County)
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Feminism -- New York (State)
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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HISTORY -- United States -- 20th Century.
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Female friendship
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Feminism
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Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site (N.Y.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85041544
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| Subject |
New York (State)
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New York (State) -- Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
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New York (State) -- Hyde Park (Dutchess County)
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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collective biographies.
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Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781469635842 |
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1469635844 |
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9781469635859 |
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1469635852 |
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