The Dowager’s Diary – Week One hundred and Ninety-Nine January 1-7, 1919 The diary that this blog has been based on was kept faithfully through the years 1912 and into 1919 by Kate Shippen [...] December 27, 2018
The Dowager’s Diary – Week One Hundred and Ninety-Eight December 22-31, 1918 Just three days before Christmas, 1918 and Kate Roosevelt was spending a great deal of time inside a department store [...] December 20, 2018
The Dowager’s Diary: Week One Hundred and Ninety-Seven December 12-22, 1918 It never ceases to amaze me when I read something written by Kate Shippen Roosevelt in her diary and today was no [...] December 13, 2018
The Dowager’s Diary: Week One Hundred and Ninety-Six December 1-8, 1918 The first week of December, 1918 found Kate Roosevelt in the front row at the Bijou Theater located at 209 West 45th [...] December 6, 2018
The Dowager’s Diary – Week One Hundred and Ninety-Three November 25-30, 1918 World War One was officially over and New York City was soaking up every minute of victory and Kate Roosevelt’s [...] November 29, 2018
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