Breaking protocol : America's first female ambassadors, 1933-1964 / Philip Nash.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nash, Philip, author.

Series:

Studies in conflict, diplomacy, and peace.

Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy, and Peace Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ambassadors--United States--Biography.

Ambassadors.

Women ambassadors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, [2020]

Summary:

Breaking Protocol tells the story of the first female ambassadors in US history (1933-1964): Ruth Bryan Owen, Florence Jaffray Harriman, Perle S. Mesta, Eugenie M. Anderson, Clare Boothe Luce, and Frances E. Willis. This is the first group biography of the Big Six, one that places these women in a wider historical context based on deep and broad research in archival sources. It restores these women to their rightful place in history, and it assists the larger project of rendering women in international history visible.

Contents:

The Patriarchs: American Diplomats in the Early Twentieth Century

Ruth Bryan Owen: Denmark, 1933-1936

Florence Jaffray Harriman: Norway, 1937-1941

Perle S. Mesta: Luxembourg, 1949-1953

Eugenie M. Anderson: Denmark, 1949-1953, and Bulgaria, 1962-1964

Clare Boothe Luce: Italy, 1953-1956

Frances E. Willis: Switzerland, 1953-1957, Norway, 1957-1961, and

Ceylon, 1961-1964

Epilogue: 1964-

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 13, 2020).

Previously issued in print: 2019.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780813178417

081317841X

9780813178387

081317838X

9780813178400

0813178401

OCLC:

1128180648