“Meacham called Dolley Madison the most important woman in political life for 25 years, the architect of our political culture. ‘Without her drawing rooms,’ he said. ‘lawmakers would not have talked to lawmakers.’ ” — From a talk by Jon Meacham at Brevard College, reported by John Lanier in the Transylvania Times Meacham, biographer of […]
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The lasting importance of Dolley Madison’s drawing rooms
Posted in Just A Bite, tagged brevard college, dolley madison, jon meacham, transylvania times on October 10, 2017 | 1 Comment »