Theodore Roosevelt wrote in his senior thesis for Harvard in 1880 that women ought to be paid equal to men and have the option of keeping their maiden names upon marriage. It's little surprise he'd be a feminist, given the women he grew up with. Join us Friday online and free for A Literary Cocktail Hour featuring Edward O'Keefe, author of a new book The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt: The Women Who Created a President, in conversation with Michael Cullinane.To register go to https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zay5lkSXSzqNYAhi6PH-mA#/registration.
The book tells the story how five women influenced his life and his image— his mother, two sisters, and two wives. Roosevelt visited Southern Vermont several times. On September 1, 1902, Roosevelt made an appearance in Brattleboro as part of a barnstorming tour through New England. In 1914, Roosevelt visited his friend George K. Cherrie in Newfane and stayed overnight at his farm. Theodore Roosevelt was married twice (his first wife died at age 22), and he was the father of six children. Sarah Alden Derby was the daughter of one of his children, Ethel Roosevelt. Sarah later went on to marry Vermont State Senator Robert Gannett and they resided in Brattleboro.
Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States(1901-1909). He was Vice-President when President McKinley was assassinated and was actually in Northern Vermont attending a dinner of the Vermont Fish and Game League on Isle La Motte when he was notified of the shooting on September 6, 1901. With McKinley's death, Roosevelt, not quite 43, became the youngest President in the Nation's history. He brought new excitement and power to the Presidency, as he vigorously led Congress and the American public toward progressive reforms and a strong foreign policy.