LEADER 02886nam 2200601 450 001 9910813587903321 005 20191211151750.0 010 $a0-8131-7841-X 010 $a0-8131-7838-X 010 $a0-8131-7840-1 035 $a(CKB)4100000009913112 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5982082 035 $a(OCoLC)1128180648 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse77074 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0002256439 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30384865 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30384865 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000009913112 100 $a20200420e20202019 fy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aBreaking protocol $eAmerica's first female ambassadors, 1933-1964 /$fPhilip Nash$b[electronic resource] 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLexington, Kentucky :$cUniversity Press of Kentucky,$d2020. 215 $a1 online resource (305 pages) 225 1 $aStudies in conflict, diplomacy, and peace 225 1 $aKentucky scholarship online 300 $aPreviously issued in print: 2019. 311 $a0-8131-7839-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe Patriarchs: American Diplomats in the Early Twentieth Century -- Ruth Bryan Owen: Denmark, 1933-1936 -- Florence Jaffray Harriman: Norway, 1937-1941 -- Perle S. Mesta: Luxembourg, 1949-1953 -- Eugenie M. Anderson: Denmark, 1949-1953, and Bulgaria, 1962-1964 -- Clare Boothe Luce: Italy, 1953-1956 -- Frances E. Willis: Switzerland, 1953-1957, Norway, 1957-1961, and -- Ceylon, 1961-1964 -- Epilogue: 1964- 330 8 $aBreaking Protocol tells the story of the first female ambassadors in US history (1933-1964): Ruth Bryan Owen, Florence Jaffray Harriman, Perle S. Mesta, Eugenie M. Anderson, Clare Boothe Luce, and Frances E. Willis. This is the first group biography of the Big Six, one that places these women in a wider historical context based on deep and broad research in archival sources. It restores these women to their rightful place in history, and it assists the larger project of rendering women in international history visible. 410 0$aStudies in conflict, diplomacy, and peace. 410 0$aKentucky scholarship online. 606 $aWomen diplomats$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aAmbassadors$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aDiplomatic and consular service, American 606 $aWomen ambassadors$zUnited States$vBiography 615 0$aWomen diplomats$xHistory 615 0$aAmbassadors 615 0$aDiplomatic and consular service, American. 615 0$aWomen ambassadors 676 $a327.73009252 700 $aNash$b Philip$01618460 801 0$bStDuBDS 801 1$bStDuBDS 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813587903321 996 $aBreaking protocol$93950194 997 $aUNINA