Maria Longworth Storer : from music and art to popes and presidents /

"Maria Longworth Storer: From Music and Art to Popes and Presidents tells the story of one of Cincinnati's most prominent women activists and socialites, Maria Longworth Storer. A philanthropist and talented artist, known as the founder of Rookwood Pottery, Maria pushed the boundaries of w...

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Main Authors: Moore, Constance J. (Author), Broermann, Nancy, 1950- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cincinnati : University of Cincinnati Press, 2019.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9781947602359
1947602357
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue: December 1905
  • Egypt
  • Wealthiest unmarried lady in the country
  • Season of hope, of desire, of promise
  • Good looks, intelligence, and character
  • Giggle, gabble, gobble, and go
  • Exiled here
  • This ungrateful country
  • Ambassadress
  • "Dear Theodore" versus "dear Maria"
  • Gadflies
  • Modern monstrosity
  • Drifting along alone
  • Epilogue: equal footing with intelligent men.