Ladies of the Brown : a women's history of Denver's most elegant hotel /
Faulkner, Debra B.,
Ladies of the Brown : a women's history of Denver's most elegant hotel / Debra Faulkner. - 157 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Legendary ladies -- Mrs. Henry C. Brown : a three-part series -- Augusta Tabor : cast-off spouse -- Margaret "Molly" Brown : Titanic heart -- Kittie Wilkins : the queen of diamonds -- Emily Griffith : opportunity's champion -- Naughty neighbors : the notorious Navarre -- pt. 2. Society ladies -- Mrs. Crawford Hill : doyenne of the "Sacred Thirty-Six" -- Isabel "Sassy" Springer : playing with fire -- Evalyn Walsh McLean : the last Hope -- Jacqueline Hoefler Troyer : palatial playground -- Marietta Vasconcells Bakewell : Sir Galahad's lady -- Edna Boettcher : lasting impressions -- pt. 3. Famous ladies -- Sarah Bernhardt : divine diva -- Helen Keller : shining through -- Mildred "Babe" Didriksen Zaharias : all-around athlete -- Debbie Reynolds : spunky songstress -- Zsa Zsa Gabor : little lost kitten -- Joan Baez : memorable timing -- pt. 4. Working ladies -- Edna Stewart : take a letter -- Rosalie Soper : on top of things -- Marge Harmon : going up! -- Katherine Rickes Orr : aid and comfort -- Corinne Hunt : saving the stories -- Barbara Goodrich : a varied repertoire -- pt. 5. Prominent ladies -- Queen Marie of Romania : a royal ruckus -- Mamie Eisenhower : hometown girl -- Jessie Thornton : equal pardner -- Marilyn van Derbur : Miss America by day -- Ethel Kennedy : camping in -- Hillary Clinton : second to none -- Epilogue -- Recipes from the Brown Palace.
9781609491284
2010044195
Brown Palace Hotel--History--Anecdotes.
Brown Palace Hotel--Biography--Anecdotes.
Women--Colorado--Denver--Biography--Anecdotes.
Women--Social life and customs--Colorado--Denver--Anecdotes.
Denver (Colo.)--Biography--Anecdotes.
Denver (Colo.)--Social life and customs--Anecdotes.
Denver (Colo.)--History--Anecdotes.
Biographies.
TX941.B78 / F28 2010
910.4609788/83
Ladies of the Brown : a women's history of Denver's most elegant hotel / Debra Faulkner. - 157 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Legendary ladies -- Mrs. Henry C. Brown : a three-part series -- Augusta Tabor : cast-off spouse -- Margaret "Molly" Brown : Titanic heart -- Kittie Wilkins : the queen of diamonds -- Emily Griffith : opportunity's champion -- Naughty neighbors : the notorious Navarre -- pt. 2. Society ladies -- Mrs. Crawford Hill : doyenne of the "Sacred Thirty-Six" -- Isabel "Sassy" Springer : playing with fire -- Evalyn Walsh McLean : the last Hope -- Jacqueline Hoefler Troyer : palatial playground -- Marietta Vasconcells Bakewell : Sir Galahad's lady -- Edna Boettcher : lasting impressions -- pt. 3. Famous ladies -- Sarah Bernhardt : divine diva -- Helen Keller : shining through -- Mildred "Babe" Didriksen Zaharias : all-around athlete -- Debbie Reynolds : spunky songstress -- Zsa Zsa Gabor : little lost kitten -- Joan Baez : memorable timing -- pt. 4. Working ladies -- Edna Stewart : take a letter -- Rosalie Soper : on top of things -- Marge Harmon : going up! -- Katherine Rickes Orr : aid and comfort -- Corinne Hunt : saving the stories -- Barbara Goodrich : a varied repertoire -- pt. 5. Prominent ladies -- Queen Marie of Romania : a royal ruckus -- Mamie Eisenhower : hometown girl -- Jessie Thornton : equal pardner -- Marilyn van Derbur : Miss America by day -- Ethel Kennedy : camping in -- Hillary Clinton : second to none -- Epilogue -- Recipes from the Brown Palace.
9781609491284
2010044195
Brown Palace Hotel--History--Anecdotes.
Brown Palace Hotel--Biography--Anecdotes.
Women--Colorado--Denver--Biography--Anecdotes.
Women--Social life and customs--Colorado--Denver--Anecdotes.
Denver (Colo.)--Biography--Anecdotes.
Denver (Colo.)--Social life and customs--Anecdotes.
Denver (Colo.)--History--Anecdotes.
Biographies.
TX941.B78 / F28 2010
910.4609788/83