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Who was Clare Boothe?
Clare Boothe Luce was an American writer, politician, U.S. ambassador, and public conservative figure. A versatile author, she is best known for her 1936 hit play The Women, which had an all-female cast. Her writings extended from drama and screen scenarios to fiction, journalism, and war reportage. She was married to Henry Luce, publisher of Time, Life, Fortune, and Sports Illustrated.
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When Clare Boothe was born!
Luce was born Ann Clare Boothe in New York City on March 10, 1903, the second child of Anna Clara Schneider (also known as Ann Snyder Murphy, Ann Boothe, and Ann Clare Austin) and William Franklin Boothe (also known as "John J. Murphy" and "Jord Murfe"). She had a brother named “David Franklin Boothe”
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Theodore Roosevelt
American presidential election, held on November 8, 1904, in which Republican incumbent Pres. Theodore Roosevelt soundly defeated Democrat Alton B. Parker. Roosevelt’s win marked the first time that a president not originally elected to the office succeeded in retaining the presidency.
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Her parents break up! Oh no!
Her parents were not married and would separate in 1912.
Her father, a sophisticated man and a brilliant violinist, instilled in his daughter a love of literature, if not of music, but had trouble holding a job and spent years as a traveling salesman. -
Attended school early!
She attended the cathedral schools in Garden City and Tarrytown, New York -
Graduated!
She graduating first in her class in 1919 at 16. -
Her new interest!?
Clare boothe became interested in the Women's Suffrage Movement and was then hired by Alva Belmont to work for the National Women's Party in Washington, D.C., and Seneca Falls, New York. -
Women can now vote!
The 19th amendment guarantees American women the right to vote. Achieving this milestone-was lengthy and hard… In the beginning woman suffrage supporters lectured, wrote, marched, lobbied, and practiced civil disobedience to achieve what many Americans considered a radical change of the Constitution. Few early supporters lived to see final victory in 1920.
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Her first marriage!
Boothe weds George Tuttle Brokaw, who is a millionaire heir to a New York clothing fortune. -
Her first divorce
Soon to Clare Boothe her first husband George Tuttle Brokaw was going and was turning into an alcoholic so she soon filed for divorce. -
Her first published short stories
Clare finally published a volume of humorous short stories: "Stuffed Shirts." -
Second marriage!?
Clare soon married Henry Luce in 1935. -
What she’s most known for!
Clare made a play called "The Women," where the play's cast is just all women. It became prevalent on Broadway, and it became a movie three years later. -
The death of her closest friend.
Clare had a close friend, Dorothy Hale, who was also friends with Frida Kahlo, who took her own life. Hale jumped from the top window of her luxurious apartment in her favorite black dress with a corsage of small yellow roses. -
The painting…
In 1939 she commissioned Frida Kahlo to paint a portrait of the late Dorothy Hale. Kahlo produced The Suicide Of Dorothy Hale. Luce was appalled and almost destroyed it; however, Isamu Noguchi dissuaded her. Luce later anonymously donated the painting to the Phoenix Art Museum -
Holocaust
The Holocaust started in 1941, where Hitler then created concentration camps to kill all Jews and other people who were not perfect in his eyes. This big massacre just not only effecting Jews mainly but everyone else within it. -
Her political career
Clare won a Republican seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. She represented Fairfield County, Connecticut! -
The death of her only child..
Unfortunately, Luce lost another loved one, her only child. Ann Clare Brokaw was only a senior at Standford University. Brokaw was killed in an automobile accident. Ann Clare Brokaw was only 19 years old. -
The first man on the moon?
Neil Armstrong was the first human to walk on the surface of the moon. He was an astronaut who flew on two space missions. The first was Gemini 8. The second was Apollo 11, which landed on the moon in 1969.
https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/for-kids-and-students/who-was-neil-armstrong-grades-5-8/#:~:text=Neil%20Armstrong%20was%20the%20first,on%20the%20moon%20in%201969. -
Death of Clare Boothe
Clare died of cancer at her home in Washington, D.C., on October 9th, 1987. Clare was only 84 years old.