Natalie Livingstone - A rothschild family asszonyai

Their family name has become synonymous with wealth and power: the history of the Rothschilds, which started in the Frankfurt ghetto, has been written in many different ways, but always focusing only on the male family members. Women were practically left out of these summaries describing the history of Europe, or relegated to the footnotes. Starting from Germany, through Scottish castles to Buchenwald, from the Vatican to Palestine, the historian Natalie Livingstone traces the extraordinary lives of the women of the Rothschild family. Of women who were isolated from the male community of the family, which adheres to strict patriarchal principles. So they created a parallel world, expanding the framework set by men from generation to generation. They became influential socialite housewives and talented diplomats, choreographed election campaigns, advised prime ministers, championed social reforms - and traded on the stock market. with the British Queen Victoria and II. They had tea with the German Emperor William, and sat with archdukes and archduchesses; they supported the arts, played a pioneering role in the environmental protection and emancipation movements, or even scandalized the world of women's tennis; they took aid shipments to Africa, did business with drug dealers, and even participated in a street car race with Miles Davies in Manhattan. While they were bound by the name, the system of expectations and privileges, they still managed to earn recognition in their own right, through their talent, perseverance and worldview - thus they themselves actively contributed to the development of European history.