First Lady Of Versailles

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First Lady Of Versailles

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Author : Lucy Norton
language : en
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Release Date : 1978

First Lady Of Versailles written by Lucy Norton and has been published by Hamish Hamilton this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

Biografie van Marie-Adélaïde de Savoie (1685-1712), vroeggestorven echtgenote van de eveneens vroeggestorven Franse troonopvolger Louis (duc de Bourgogne), en moeder van de latere koning Louis XV.

Queen Of Versailles

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Author : Mark Bryant
language : en
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Release Date : 2020-10-22

Queen Of Versailles written by Mark Bryant and has been published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-22 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

Explores the life and court career of Madame de Maintenon. A study in queenship, it reveals how the dynamics of power and gender operated within the realms of early modern high politics, church-state affairs and international relations while providing unique insights into the Sun King and his court.

First Ladies

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Author : Betty Caroli
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2010-07-15

First Ladies written by Betty Caroli and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-15 with History categories.

Betty Boyd Caroli's engrossing and informative First Ladies is both a captivating read and an essential resource for anyone interested in the role of America's First Ladies. This expanded and updated fourth edition includes Laura Bush's tenure, Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential bid, and an in-depth look at Michelle Obama, one of the most charismatic and appealing First Ladies in recent history. Covering all forty-one women from Martha Washington to Michelle Obama and including the daughters, daughters-in-law, and sisters of presidents who sometimes served as First Ladies, Caroli explores each woman's background, marriage, and accomplishments and failures in office. This remarkably diverse lot included Abigail Adams, whose "remember the ladies" became a twentieth-century feminist refrain; Jane Pierce, who prayed her husband would lose the election; Helen Taft, who insisted on living in the White House, although her husband would have preferred a judgeship; Eleanor Roosevelt, who epitomized the politically involved First Lady; and Pat Nixon, who perfected what some have called "the robot image." They ranged in age from early 20s to late 60s; some received superb educations for their time, while others had little or no schooling. Including the courageous and adventurous, the emotionally unstable, the ambitious, and the reserved, these women often did not fit the traditional expectations of a presidential helpmate. Here then is an engaging portrait of how each First Lady changed the role and how the role changed in response to American culture. These women left remarkably complete records, and their stories offer us a window through which to view not only this particular sorority of women, but also American women in general. "Impressive...Caroli's profiles and observations of American first ladies and their relationship to the media are intelligent and perceptive." --Philadelphia Inquirer

First Ladies

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Author : Betty Boyd Caroli
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2019

First Ladies written by Betty Boyd Caroli and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with HISTORY categories.

"Betty Boyd Caroli's First Ladies observes the role as it has shifted and evolved from ceremonial backdrop to substantive world figure ... This [is a] expanded and updated fifth edition ... covering all forty-three women from Martha Washington to Melania and Ivanka Trump and including the daughters, daughters-in-law, and sisters of presidents who sometimes served as First Ladies. Caroli explores each woman's background, marriage, and accomplishments and failures in office. First Ladies is a portrait of how each First Lady changed the role and how the role changed in response to American culture. These women left remarkably complete records, and their stories offer us a window through which to view not only this particular sorority of women, but also the role of American women in general."--Provided by publisher.

First Ladies

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Author : Dorothy Schneider
language : en
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Release Date : 2005

First Ladies written by Dorothy Schneider and has been published by Infobase Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

Presents a collection of chronologically arranged entries of America's first ladies, from Martha Washington, to Laura Bush, and includes brief biographical information, as well as explaining their roles and responsibilities in the White House.

American First Ladies

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Author : Lewis L. Gould
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-10-28

American First Ladies written by Lewis L. Gould and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-28 with History categories.

An historical survey of the impact of individual First Ladies' impact on America and the American woman. A selection of each woman's own writings is given along with a commentary on her influence, and a biography of her life, and the narrative covers all the presidents' wives from Martha Washington to Hillary Rodham Clinton.

First Lady

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Author : Charlotte Curtis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1962

First Lady written by Charlotte Curtis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1962 with Presidents' spouses categories.

The Women Of Versailles

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Author : Kate Brown
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-05-11

The Women Of Versailles written by Kate Brown and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-11 with Fiction categories.

Adelaide, spirited daughter of Louis XV, is at odds with her father's decadent but restrictive court of Versailles in 1745. Forty-four years on Madame stalks the corridors of the palace as it is stormed by the women of Paris and Revolution looms. But so much has changed for the hopes of one young girl who was once in love with fencing and who despised the extravagant 'panniers' the extreme fashions of the eighteenth century French court dictated. Kate Brown skillfully sketches in those missing years, starting with the arrival of the notorious Madame de Pompadour at the Palace as Adelaide becomes obsessed with her mysterious and intoxicating world. But as love and shame stretch family ties to the limits, Adelaide's teenage rites of passage become increasingly desperate, as does the fate of the court in which she lives.

The Battle Of Versailles

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Author : Robin Givhan
language : en
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Release Date : 2015-03-17

The Battle Of Versailles written by Robin Givhan and has been published by Flatiron Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-17 with Design categories.

On November 28, 1973, the world's social elite gathered at the Palace of Versailles for an international fashion show. By the time the curtain came down on the evening's spectacle, history had been made and the industry had been forever transformed. This is that story. Conceived as a fund-raiser for the restoration of King Louis XIV's palace, in the late fall of 1973, five top American designers faced off against five top French designers in an over-the-top runway extravaganza. An audience filled with celebrities and international jet-setters, including Princess Grace of Monaco, the Duchess of Windsor, Paloma Picasso, and Andy Warhol, were treated to an opulent performance featuring Liza Minnelli, Josephine Baker, and Rudolph Nureyev. What they saw would forever alter the history of fashion. The Americans at the Battle of Versailles– Oscar de la Renta, Bill Blass, Anne Klein, Halston, and Stephen Burrows – showed their work against the five French designers considered the best in the world – Yves Saint Laurent, Hubert de Givenchy, Pierre Cardin, Emanuel Ungaro, and Marc Bohan of Christian Dior. Plagued by in-fighting, outsized egos, shoestring budgets, and innumerable technical difficulties, the American contingent had little chance of meeting the European's exquisite and refined standards. But against all odds, the American energy and the domination by the fearless models (ten of whom, in a groundbreaking move, were African American) sent the audience reeling. By the end of the evening, the Americans had officially taken their place on the world's stage, prompting a major shift in the way race, gender, sexuality, and economics would be treated in fashion for decades to come. As the curtain came down on The Battle of Versailles, American fashion was born; no longer would the world look to Europe to determine the stylistic trends of the day, from here forward, American sensibility and taste would command the world's attention. Pulitzer-Prize winning fashion journalist Robin Givhan offers a lively and meticulously well-researched account of this unique event. The Battle of Versailles is a sharp, engaging cultural history; this intimate examination of a single moment shows us how the world of fashion as we know it came to be.

Memoirs Of The Court Of Marie Antoinette

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Author : Jeanne Louise Henriette Campan
language : en
Publisher: The Floating Press
Release Date : 2009-01-01

Memoirs Of The Court Of Marie Antoinette written by Jeanne Louise Henriette Campan and has been published by The Floating Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette is an inside look into the life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, written by her First Lady in Waiting Madame Campan. Born in 1755 and married to Louis XVI of France at the age of 14, Antoinette was renowned for her fabled excesses. She was condemned for treason in 1793 at the zenith of the French Revolution, forfeiting her life to the razor-edge of a guillotine.