Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons with Dr. Charlotte Gray

Most history fans know at least the basics about Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Winston Churchill, two of the most prominent and influential political leaders of the twentieth century. Significantly less is known about the women who had the largest impact on their development: their mothers.

In her recently published double biography, historian Charlotte Gray shines a light on Jennie Jerome Churchill and Sara Delano Roosevelt and provides readers with a new understanding of what role each mother played in her son's life. Join me this week as we chat about these women, the challenges of writing a double biography, and what these relationships can tell us about women and motherhood in this era.

To learn more about Dr. Gray, please visit her website at www.charlottegray.ca

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