内容简介
"Fascinating, gossipy, entertaining. . . ."
-- New York Times Book Review
They are ten outstanding women of the century. Each had an aura,including Thelma Brenner, the first great dame her daughter everknew. Their lives were both gloriously individual and yet somehowuniversal. They were mighty warriors and social leaders, women ofaspiration who persevered. They lived through the Great Depressionand a world war. Circumstances did not defeat them. They played onBroadway and in Washington. They had glamour, style, andintelligence. They dressed up the world.
"Vivid, intimate portraits . . . a splendid tribute to ten of thecentury's grandest, most powerful women."
-- New York Times Book Review
They are ten outstanding women of the century. Each had an aura,including Thelma Brenner, the first great dame her daughter everknew. Their lives were both gloriously individual and yet somehowuniversal. They were mighty warriors and social leaders, women ofaspiration who persevered. They lived through the Great Depressionand a world war. Circumstances did not defeat them. They played onBroadway and in Washington. They had glamour, style, andintelligence. They dressed up the world.
"Vivid, intimate portraits . . . a splendid tribute to ten of thecentury's grandest, most powerful women."