The women of Rothschild : the untold story of the world's most famous dynasty
(Book)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-437) and index.

"Natalie Livingstone follows the extraordinary lives of the Rothschild women from the dawn of the nineteenth century to the early years of the twenty-first. As Jews in a Christian society and women in a deeply patriarchal family, they were outsiders. Excluded from the family bank, they forged their own distinct dynasty of daughters and nieces, mothers and aunts. They became influential hostesses and talented diplomats, choreographing electoral campaigns, advising prime ministers, advocating for social reform, and trading on the stock exchange. Misfits and conformists, conservatives and idealists, performers and introverts, they mixed with everyone.The Women of Rothschild gives voice to the complicated, privileged, and gifted women whose vision and tenacity shaped history"--,Dust jacket flap.