110: Within These Walls pt.2: Crowded Hours

Grant Thomas
2 days ago
2 min read

Well behaved women rarely make history. In the case of Alice Roosevelt, they do make scandalous headlines. Alice’s life was marked early by tragedy but defined by her actions and in her own words. Born to a powerful family, Alice chose a life that fit her above all else. In the process she caused controversy and defied expectations. An advocate for style and an ally to many, her life was a series of Crowded Hours.

Chapters

00:00:00 Catch-Up

00:19:40 Crowded Hours

00:24:54 Her Birth

00:37:25 Early Childhood

01:18:11 White House Years

01:38:51 A Menace for Public Good

01:46:20 Wedding of the Century

01:54:55 After the White House

02:08:35 Later Life & Final Thoughts

Photos Referenced

Young Alice Roosevelt - B&W — *Alice Roosevelt Longworth - courtesy of Library of Congress*

Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders at the Battle of San Juan during the Spanish - American War — *Colonel Roosevelt with his "Rough Riders" at the Battle of San Juan during the Spanish - American War - courtesy of photographer William Dinwiddie / Library of Congress*

Alice Roosevelt and William Howard Taft on the Asia Tour in 1908 — *Alice Roosevelt (center front) and William Howard Taft (center middle row) on the Tour of Asia in 1905 - courtesy of Smithsonian*

Newspaper coverage of the Asia tour — *Newspaper Coverage of the Asia Tour that Alice was on - courtesy of Smithsonian / San Francisco Call July 8, 1905*

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