Rebecca Boggs Roberts
Autor de Untold Power: The Fascinating Rise and Complex Legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson
Obras de Rebecca Boggs Roberts
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1970
- Género
- female
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Miembros
Reseñas
Listas
Estadísticas
- Obras
- 3
- Miembros
- 95
- Popularidad
- #197,646
- Valoración
- 4.2
- Reseñas
- 3
- ISBNs
- 7
But I didn't find the argument—admittedly made more forcefully in the marketing materials than in the book itself—that Wilson was the "first woman president" of the U.S. or an "unelected president" to be compelling. It's both hyperbolic and fairly unsophisticated in how it frames soft/behind the scenes power. I found myself wishing that Boggs Roberts was more familiar with work on medieval/early modern queenship; I think it would have strengthened her analysis of Wilson's roles.… (más)