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From My Old Kentucky Home to the White House: The Political Journey of Catherine Conner
No full textThis lively memoir recounts the story of a determined woman who led a remarkable life in the highest circles of power in both state and national politics. Catherine Conner spent her formative years on a farm named “Solitude, located outside of Bardstown. Her father, who taught her early to ride and swim, told the young woman, “I can\u27t teach you how to be a lady, but I can teach you how to behave like a gentleman.” She was weaned on a secret “early breakfast” of bourbon and milk toddies that her father brought to her every morning. Though she enjoyed privilege, Conner also witnessed the harsher sides of rural life. Those experiences markedly shaped the personality of a woman who would become the youngest National Democratic Committeewoman and would subsequently serve in FDR\u27s inner circle. Conner began her political career in Kentucky under the tutelage of J. Dan Talbott of Bardstown, heading the successful effort to have Federal Hill, better known as “My Old Kentucky Home, preserved as a state park, which has now become one of the most popular in Kentucky. When local leaders proved only mildly supportive of the project, Conner devised a campaign in 1921 that raised $45,000 by having schoolchildren all over the state drop their pennies into a cardboard replica of the famous home. She acted as a special assistant to Harry Hopkins for five years, helping set up departments to carry out New Deal programs and lobbying. She befriended many of the shapers of the 20th Century, including Senator Sam Rayburn, A.B. “Happy Chandler, and Senator Harry Byrd of Virginia. Throughout her life, Conner witnessed remarkable events. She saw the Hindenburg crash, met Amelia Earhart, and had Cary Grant show her how to gut a Thanksgiving turkey.
Catherine Conner at long last shares her fascinating life story. With colorful anecdotes, she tells us what it was like for a beautiful and intelligent Kentucky girl to become one of the most influential political figures of our time. This memoir is a page-turner. —Brother Patrick Hart, general editor of the Thomas Merton Journals
Those in the know knew her, even if a larger audience did not, for she played a role greater than many public figures, including congresssmen. Her story of behind-the-scenes power has been untold for too long. —Jim Klotter, Kentucky State Historian
Readers will enjoy Ms. Conner\u27s account of her experiences with the \u27vicissitudes of fortune.\u27 —Kentucky Living
Provides insight into Kentucky politics, in addition to recounting many historical events. —Kentucky Monthly
This memoir entertains and teaches, giving insight into Catherine Conner\u27s imaginative life and courageous character. Her career in its various phases comprises a valuable chapter in the historical record of Kentucky and this century. —Lexington Herald-Leader
Her remarkable life is well-defined in her memoir. —Louisville Courier-Journal
This book is a good read for anyone interested in Kentucky women who have been involved in politics. —Paintsville Herald
Full of places and people who are familiar to most of us. And it is an example of a woman who lived a large life. —Today\u27s Womanhttps://uknowledge.uky.edu/upk_political_history/1007/thumbnail.jp
Hamilton, Catherine Jane [pseud. Retlaw Spring] (1841–1935), author and journalist
No full textHamilton, Catherine Jane [pseud. Retlaw Spring] (1841-1935), author and journalist, was born on 25 January 1841 at Kilmersdon, Somerset, where she was baptized on 12 April 1841, the younger of two daughters of Richard Hamilton (1805?-1859), vicar of Kilmersdon, and his wife Charlotte, née Cooper (1809-1882), the fifth daughter of William Cooper, of Queens County, Ireland. She was of Irish heritage on both sides. Her father belonged to a military family with roots in Strabane (county Tyrone) - his father, John Hamilton, and her father’s four older brothers were all officers in the Fifth Foot – and was a graduate of Trinity College Dublin. He had been a bright scholar with an aptitude for languages, and as a preacher was praised for his powerful sermons and his ability to bring the Bible to life for his parishioners
Dr. Jennifer Erkulwater and Dr. Catherine Bagwell – Faculty Author Interview
No full textFeatured authors are Dr. Catherine Bagwell, Associate Professor of Psychology and Dr. Jennifer Erkulwater, Associate Professor of Political Science. Dr. Rick Mayes is another co-author, but he is unable to join us today due to a research leave project in Peru. Their new book, Medicating Children: ADHD and Pediatric Mental Health, integrates analyses of the clinical, political, historical, educational, social, economic and legal aspects of ADHD and the medications and treatment surrounding the mental disorder
Interview with Catherine McCall
No full textInterview with Dr. Catherine McCall, graduate of UNCW's MFA in Creative Writing program and author of Lifeguarding: A Memoir of Secrets, Swimming, and the South
From Kulim to Singapore: Catherine Lim's literary life
No full textThe publication in 1993 by Heinemann Asia of a volume of stories entitled The Best of Catherine Lim emphasised the significant contribution which this talented author has made to recent Singaporean fiction. The 1993 edition contains work from five of Catherine Lim's previously published collections, from Little Ironies (1978) to Deadline for Love (1992), and reflects the confidence which her publishers usually have in her capacity to draw a strong local reading audience. In fact, a Catherine Lim book is quite capable of attracting sales of 20,00O copies in a first edition
From Kulim to Singapore: Catherine Lim's literary life
No full textThe publication in 1993 by Heinemann Asia of a volume of stories entitled The Best of Catherine Lim emphasised the significant contribution which this talented author has made to recent Singaporean fiction. The 1993 edition
contains work from five of Catherine Lim's previously published collections, from Little Ironies (1978) to Deadline for Love (1992), and reflects the confidence which her publishers usually have in her capacity to draw a strong local reading audience. In fact, a Catherine Lim book is quite capable of attracting sales of 20,000 copies in a first edition
"On Writing with Catherine Wagner"
No full textIncludes descriptive metadata provided by producer in MP3 file: "Catherine Wagner is the author of two books of poems, 'Miss America' and 'Macular Hole,' and co-editor of 'Not for Mothers Only: Contemporary Poems on Child-Getting and Child-Rearing.'" Listen to an interview conducted by Tom Orange
The Family History of Catherine D. Lumley
No full textCatherine Lumley authored this family history as part of the course requirements for HIST 550/770: Your Family in History. This course was offered online in Spring 2023 and was submitted to the Pittsburg State University Digital Commons. Please contact the author directly with any questions or comments: [email protected]
Changing role of women : Mary Catherine Bateson
No full textHost, Bill Moyers ; guest, Mary Catherine Bateson. Producer/director, Betsy McCarthy.The subject of women and their roles at home and at work is one of the major and continuing stories of the day. Mary Catherine Bateson, anthropologist and author, has written on topics ranging from the social consequences of the AIDS epidemic to life with her celebrated parents, anthropologists Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson. One of her primary areas of interest is the social consequences of the changing roles of women. In this program with Bill Moyers, she talks about how the idea of "home" as a place to give and receive nurture might become a new metaphor for the workplace. Bateson also discusses how women can create order and sense out of their conflicting commitments
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