#66 The Chateau Lafayette & The Women It Captivated - 1921

About this episode

This episode explores Mary DeForest Denny's 1921 diary detailing her journey to France and experiences at the Chateau of Lafayette.

In Mary DeForest Denny's 1921 diary, she wrote of a journey to France with a good friend, artist Clara Greenleaf Perry. It was a trip filled with experiences: dining, sight seeing, French language lessons, conversations with fellow artists, and most importantly, a visit to the Chateau of Lafayette--the "Hero of two worlds"-- America and France. In this episode you will get to hear some of Mary's entries (mostly to do with the time spent at the Chateau) and the important work being done there ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Sally Ivey, Jeff Richards

Topics covered

• diary
• travel
• art
• history
• France
• women's experiences

Keywords

• Mary DeForest Denny
• Clara Greenleaf Perry
• Chateau of Lafayette
• 1921
• diary
• travel
• France

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Chateau of Lafayette

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